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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
110 AM CDT Tue Oct 21 2025

...New DISCUSSION, AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 110 AM CDT TUE OCT 21 2025

 - Chilly mornings are expected daily through Friday with
   temperatures in the 40s. A few of the typically cooler
   locations may reach the upper 30s.

 - Low humidity values are forecast during the afternoon hours for
   Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Light winds should preclude a
   more compelling risk for fire weather conditions.

 - A line of showers will accompany a front today. Another system
   should bring a greater coverage of showers and a few
   thunderstorms for the second-half of the weekend.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
(Today through next Monday)
Issued at 110 AM CDT TUE OCT 21 2025

Satellite and surface observations at 1 am Tuesday show a front
nearing our area from the Mississippi Valley region. While nearly
void of precipitation at this hour, development is projected to
become more noticeable as the front begins to encounter a 
corridor of moisture advection off the Gulf, generally around or
just after sunrise. A relatively thin line of showers will make
its way across most of central Alabama through the course of the 
day. The best potential for light rain accumulations will be north
of the 85 corridor, with activity either having dissipated or in
an increasingly skimpy state south of the 85 as mid-level support
exits.

High pressure will be present mid to late week with chilly
mornings and mild/warm afternoons. The next rain maker looks to
affect our area Saturday night and Sunday. And, guidance suggests
another system may be on its heels early to mid next week.

89^GSatterwhite

&&

.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 110 AM CDT TUE OCT 21 2025

VFR conditions are expected through most of the TAF period. The
one aside will involve a line of showers that will move across
central Alabama during the day. Best estimates regarding timing
are detailed in the TEMPO group.

89^GSatterwhite

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...

MinRHs will be above critical thresholds today thanks to an
approaching front. The front will bring a line of light showers
across most of central Alabama, but accumulations will be
insignificant for the most part.

Post-frontal flow will bring a surge of drier air for mid to late
week. MinRHs are forecast to be in the upper 20s to lower 30s
across north-central Alabama and lower to middle 20s for south-
central Alabama on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. There is at
least a low probability of upper 10s in a corridor from Montgomery
to Selma to Livingston on Wednesday and Thursday. Winds will be
5-10 mph from the northwest on Wednesday and near 5 mph for
Thursday and Friday from the northwest then east, respectively.

89^GSatterwhite

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Gadsden     73  41  71  40 /  30   0   0   0 
Anniston    75  44  71  43 /  30  10   0   0 
Birmingham  73  44  71  44 /  30   0   0   0 
Tuscaloosa  77  45  74  44 /  30   0   0   0 
Calera      78  44  75  44 /  30  10   0   0 
Auburn      80  50  74  46 /  20  20   0   0 
Montgomery  83  48  76  44 /  20  20   0   0 
Troy        82  50  75  44 /  10  10   0   0 

&&

.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&

$$

DISCUSSION...89^GSatterwhite
AVIATION...89^GSatterwhite