Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
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790 FXUS64 KBMX 261714 AFDBMX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Birmingham AL 1114 AM CST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 1109 AM CST WED NOV 26 2025 - Clear and colder conditions expected on Thanksgiving Day. - A rainy pattern should take hold for Saturday night through Tuesday. && .DISCUSSION... (Overnight through next Tuesday) Issued at 1156 PM CST TUE NOV 25 2025 Widespread dense fog has formed within a weak pressure gradient zone just behind the cold front. Conditions will improve around daybreak as winds increase and cold air advection takes hold. Rain-free and much cooler conditions will arrive Wednesday night and continue through Saturday morning. An extended period of enhanced rain chances should begin Saturday night and continue through next Tuesday as west-southwesterly flow becomes established at 500 mb across the southern CONUS. 87/Grantham && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1109 AM CST WED NOV 26 2025 Fog and residual stratus clouds have lifted, and VFR conditions are now expected across central Alabama terminals through the next 24 hours. Wind directions should stay pretty much the same through the period, although wind speeds and gustiness will come and go. /61/ && .FIRE WEATHER... Drier air will move into the region today, with afternoon RH values dropping to 35-45 percent. Afternoon RH values will decrease to 25-35 percent for Thursday through Saturday. Northwest winds of 10-15 mph are expected on this afternoon, with a decrease to 7-11 mph for Thursday. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Gadsden 60 31 51 26 / 0 0 0 0 Anniston 63 32 52 26 / 0 0 0 0 Birmingham 59 34 51 29 / 0 0 0 0 Tuscaloosa 61 34 54 29 / 0 0 0 0 Calera 64 32 55 29 / 0 0 0 0 Auburn 67 36 54 31 / 0 0 0 0 Montgomery 66 34 55 30 / 0 0 0 0 Troy 68 35 55 31 / 0 0 0 0 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ DISCUSSION...87/Grantham AVIATION.../61/