Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
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901 FXUS64 KBMX 111108 AFDBMX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Birmingham AL 508 AM CST Tue Nov 11 2025 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 507 AM CST TUE NOV 11 2025 - The growing season ends with low temperatures this morning in the lower 20`s across Central Alabama. - Dry conditions will persist through late week with gradual moderating temperatures. && .DISCUSSION... (Wednesday through next Monday) Issued at 1050 PM CST MON NOV 10 2025 Presently, deep upper troughing was centered over the Eastern Great Lakes while a sharp northwest erly flow pattern was in place over much of the Midwest and Mid-South Regions. Expansive surface high pressure was centered across the ArkLaTex and into the ArkLaMiss regions to our west. Tuesday through Wednesday Night. Deep mid-level troughing will move over much of the Northeast and Eastern Seaboard on Tuesday while a northwest flow pattern aloft remains entrenched over the forecast area. Elongated surface high pressure will extend from across South Texas and Northeast Mexico northeast into much of the state during the day on Tuesday. The relaxed surface pressure gradient will result in much lighter winds. After a very cold start this morning with readings in the low to mid 20s, temperatures will climb into the upper 40s across the northeast third of the area while low to mid 50s will be experienced across the central and southwest counties this afternoon. The northwest flow pattern aloft will become more zonal with time by Wednesday night while surface high pressure move southeast, becoming centered across Northeast Florida. With lighter winds and fair skies, expect the colder valley locations to experience a light freeze, with many locations to the west likely remaining just above the freezing mark. The moderating trend will become even more noticable on Wednesday as high temperatures will range from the upper 50s in the highest elevations in East-Central Alabama to the lower 70s across the far southwest counties. Thursday through next Monday. Broad mid-level ridging will build over much of the Intermountain West by Thursday with deamplifying residual troughing located over much of the Southeast Atlantic Coast. Surface high pressure will persist across much of the Southeast as it remains centered to the east of the state. Fair skies are forecast with lows from the upper 30s northeast to the upper 40s southwest and high temperatures from the upper 60s northeast to the mid 70s far southwest. Amplified ridging will build over much of the Central Plains on Friday, resulting in a northwest flow pattern in the mid and upper levels locally. Surface high pressure will migrate northeast, becoming centered across the Mid-Atlantic Region on Friday. Fair skies with dry conditions will persist with overnight low from around 40 far northeast to near 50 far southwest. Mid-level ridging will migrate further east, becoming centered overmuch of the Mississippi River Valley Region on Saturday. Surface high pressure will remain to our east and northeast as skies will become partly cloudy through the day. Temperatures will continue to moderate with lows from the mid 40s far east to the low 40s west and highs from the low 70s in the higher terrain far east to the upper 70s southwest and central. The mid-level ridging aloft will become a bit less amplified by Sunday as an upper low moves eastward over the Desert Southwest Region, resulting in an increased zonal flow aloft mover much of the southeast. Increasing spread among the available global and regional guidance members on feature placement and intensity is decreasing the certainty on surface features, but lingering surface high pressure is expected to persist along the Coastal Mid Atlantic while low pressure will be found across the Central Plains as a cold front is expected to be advancing eastward across the Central and Southern Plains during this time. Partly cloudy skies are expected locally during the day with a low (15-25%) chance of a few showers across the northwest and far west with very low (5-15%) chances further south and east. Low temperatures will range from the upper 40s across the eastern third of the area to the mid 50s west and central and highs from the lower 70s far east to the upper 70s southwest and central. Continued spread among available guidance into Monday on feature position and intensity will lead to a general expectation for an upper low to be positioned over the Central Plains with low pressure moving into the Mid-Mississippi River Valley Region with a surface cold front continuing to approach the Lower Mississippi River Valley Region. Expect increasing clouds locally with isolated (25-35%) chances for showers across the northwest half of the area with a few (15-25%) showers forecast across the far southeast portion of the area. Low temperatures will range from the upper 40s northeast to the mid 50s far south, followed by highs from the upper 60s north to the mid 70s far south. 05 && .AVIATION... (12Z TAFS) Issued at 507 AM CST TUE NOV 11 2025 Clear skies through the next 24 hours, with winds less than 10 kts. /61/ && .FIRE WEATHER... Drought conditions will persist across much of the area this week as dry weather continues. Surface high pressure will approach the area later today, resulting in lighter winds. RH values will drop into the lower 20 percent range toward mid afternoon today across the southern half of the area with minimums in the upper 20s across the northern portion of the area. The next chance of rain will not materialize until late this weekend into early next week. && .CLIMATE... Issued at 1145 AM CST SUN NOV 9 2025 Record Low Temperatures: November 11: KBHM: 25/1926 KEET: 27/1996 KANB: 24/1950 KTCL: 26/1953 KMGM: 29/1991 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Gadsden 51 34 65 37 / 0 0 0 0 Anniston 51 34 65 42 / 0 0 0 0 Birmingham 52 37 65 44 / 0 0 0 0 Tuscaloosa 55 37 70 47 / 0 0 0 0 Calera 55 35 68 43 / 0 0 0 0 Auburn 51 35 65 45 / 0 0 0 0 Montgomery 53 33 68 46 / 0 0 0 0 Troy 53 34 68 45 / 0 0 0 0 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Freeze Warning until 9 AM CST this morning for the following counties: Autauga-Barbour-Bibb-Blount-Bullock-Calhoun-Chambers- Cherokee-Chilton-Clay-Cleburne-Coosa-Dallas-Elmore-Etowah- Fayette-Greene-Hale-Jefferson-Lamar-Lee-Lowndes-Macon-Marengo- Marion-Montgomery-Perry-Pickens-Pike-Randolph-Russell-Shelby-St. Clair-Sumter-Talladega-Tallapoosa-Tuscaloosa-Walker-Winston. && $$ DISCUSSION.../61/ AVIATION.../61/