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Issued by NWS Huntsville, AL
Issued by NWS Huntsville, AL
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583 FXUS64 KHUN 122351 AFDHUN Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Huntsville AL 651 PM CDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...New AVIATION... .NEAR TERM... (Tonight) Issued at 302 PM CDT Sun Oct 12 2025 With abundant sunshine, temperatures have reached the lower 80s in some urban areas. Winds have picked up a bit more than expected to around 10 to 12 mph from the north or northeast. With some mixing where temperatures reached the 79 to 83 degree range, afternoon relative humidity values have dropped to between 30 and 35 percent. We could see a slightly lower drop in relative humidity a few locations before sunset. Winds should still decouple this evening and overnight allowing for at least patchy fog in some locations. Expect more patchy fog, some possibly dense to return again overnight and into the daybreak hours in portions of northeastern Marshall county and central Jackson county. Expect similar lows to last night dropping into the mid 40s to lower 50s in most locations. && .SHORT TERM... (Monday through Wednesday) Issued at 1135 AM CDT Sun Oct 12 2025 Guidance continues to show a large upper level high building over the Texas and expanding east into the southeastern CONUS early next week. This should provide a noticeable warming trend pushing highs into the mid 80s at least towards the middle of next week. With the amplified nature of the upper ridge in guidance, wondering if models are using too much climatology to come up with how warm it will be. The temperatures may be slightly too cool in current guidance. The upper ridge looks to be the strongest Tuesday into Wednesday. Wouldn`t be surprised if we see a few highs close to 90 in reality. The upper level ridging will keep the Tennessee Valley dry through that period with overnight lows creeping back up into the mid to upper 50s with increased low level moisture advection. && .LONG TERM... (Wednesday night through Sunday) Issued at 1135 AM CDT Sun Oct 12 2025 The upper level ridge does weaken slightly the remainder of next week, but remains in place over the southeastern CONUS. Highs should be able to get back into the mid 80s at least. Some cloud cover might begin to temper highs a tad. Based on the pattern can`t rule out some highs in the mid to upper 80s though. Models try to push a longwave trough through the amplified upper level ridging Friday into Saturday morning. However, most models have this trough axis falling apart as it attempts to do so. Models move a potentially more substantial longwave trough axis and upper low southeast from south central Canada Saturday night into Sunday. This really seems to displace the upper level ridging and develop an amplified longwave trough axis and associated cold front over the southeast. Models have increased shear and forcing in place ahead of this potential cold front as well. Though instability will be low, there is enough that a marginal severe threat might materialize as we move into the day on Sunday. However, it is too far out to say more than that. Higher shower and thunderstorm chances were kept in the forecast based on these expectations. && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 651 PM CDT Sun Oct 12 2025 Conditions featuring clear skies and a light NNE wind will continue at the HSV/MSL terminals this evening, with a minor increase in thin/high-lvl clouds anticipated prior to sunrise as winds aloft back from NNE to NNW. With calm winds expected for much of the overnight period, development of patchy BR/FG will once again be possible by 4Z (in valleys) and by 8Z (invof the terminals), and we have maintained a TEMPO group for MVFR vsby reductions at both airports btwn 8-12Z. A few fair-weather Cu will develop by 15Z Monday (beneath an increasing coverage of Ci), with NNE winds strengthening to 5-10 kts around this time, as well. && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...None. TN...None. && $$ NEAR TERM...KTW SHORT TERM...KTW LONG TERM...KTW AVIATION...70/DD