James Spann: Dry through the weekend; mild afternoons
WARMER: Temperatures are in the 68-74 degree range across Alabama this afternoon with a good supply of sunshine. Tonight will be mostly fair with a low between 35 and 45 degrees.
Expect mostly sunny mild days and fair nights through the weekend. Highs will be in the low to mid 70s.
NEXT WEEK: Global models suggest that the first half of next week will be generally dry and mild with highs holding in the 70-75 degree range. Next decent chance of showers will likely come Thursday or Friday; for now it doesn’t seem to be a major rain event. See the video briefing for maps, graphics, and more details.
FOOTBALL WEATHER: Saturday Alabama will host Oklahoma at Bryant-Denny Stadium/Saban Field (2:30 p.m. kickoff) … the sky will be partly to mostly sunny with temperatures in the low to mid 70s.
UAB hosts North Texas Saturday at Protective Stadium in downtown Birmingham (1 p.m. kickoff). The weather will be dry and mild with temperatures in the 70-74 degree range.
ON THIS DATE IN 1970: The deadliest tropical cyclone ever recorded, and one of the deadliest natural disasters in modern times occurred on this day in East Pakistan, now Bangladesh. The Bhola Cyclone first formed over the Bay of Bengal on Nov. 8 and traveled north. This cyclone reached peak intensity, Category 3, on the 11th, and made landfall on the coast of East Pakistan the following afternoon. The Bhola Cyclone killed an estimated 500,000 people.
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