Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Thanksgiving Eve Forecast

Storms threaten the busiest travel day of the year. Hello, I'm Meteorologist, Lauren Whisenhunt.

A strong cold front will bring periods of showers and thunderstorms to Central Alabama this afternoon into tonight. Temperatures are starting off our day in the mid 50s to low 60s with mostly cloudy skies. Our forecast models have been fairly consistent calling for a good chance of showers and thunderstorms developing Wednesday afternoon and continuing into Wednesday night/early Thursday morning. The Storm Prediction Center has put the NW part of Alabama under a slight risk for severe thunderstorms. Stay with CBS 42 and we'll definitely keep you updated. The primary threat right now looks to be strong straight line winds.

Expect a chance of lingering showers through the morning hours on Thanksgiving. Behind the front, we will see breezy conditions and temperatures will turn much cooler Thursday afternoon.

It's a big weekend in the State of Alabama. It's time for the IRON BOWL! Right now it looks like we could see widely scattered showers on Saturday at Auburn along with cool temperatures. Highs should be in the mid to upper 50's with partly sunny skies. We have a 30% chance for rain during tailgating festivities and at game time that will increase to a 40% chance. It will be 51 degrees at the 7pm kickoff with temperatures falling to the upper 40s by the end of the game.

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