Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Huntsville, AL
Issued by NWS Huntsville, AL
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013 FXUS64 KHUN 230548 AFDHUN Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Huntsville AL 1148 PM CST Sat Nov 22 2025 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 922 AM CST Sat Nov 22 2025 - Mostly dry weather forecast through Monday morning. - High chances of showers and thunderstorms Monday night into Tuesday night, with a low chance of severe thunderstorms. - Cooler temperatures moving in late next week (on and around Thanksgiving). && .NEAR TERM... (Rest of tonight and Sunday) Issued at 927 PM CST Sat Nov 22 2025 Current satellite imagery is showing low stratus moving into the region from the north, with these clouds settling into the area after Midnight. Ahead of these clouds, moist boundary layer conditions (thanks to earlier rainfall) may allow for some patchy fog to develop across the region. The combination of low stratus and patchy fog could result in some reduced visibilities (locally) by early Sunday morning and those on the roadways should use caution. A stout inversion will keep cloud cover in place through midday, but eventually mostly sunny conditions will develop after 18z. This will allow temperatures to reach the upper 60s in most locations by the afternoon . && .SHORT TERM... (Sunday night through Tuesday) Issued at 927 PM CST Sat Nov 22 2025 We`ll have one more day on mostly sunny, dry, and warm conditions as deep southerly flow helps temperatures climb into the lower 70s by Monday afternoon. These southerly breezes will allow help to advect moisture from the Gulf back into the region as evidenced by dewpoints creeping back into the lower 60s by 12z Tuesday morning. A fast moving shortwave trough will eject from Southern Plains into the lower Ohio Valley Monday night into Tuesday, sending a cold front through the Tennessee Valley. Very high (90-100%) chances for showers and a few thunderstorms are forecast from late Monday night through Tuesday evening as this boundary slowly creeps through the area. Widespread rainfall amounts of 1-2" are forecast across the region -- but given how dry we`ve been of late, don`t expect much in the way of flooding concerns with this activity. && .LONG TERM... (Tuesday night through Saturday) Issued at 927 PM CST Sat Nov 22 2025 Rain showers will taper off Tuesday night, with an appreciable air mass change in wake of this front. High temperatures will drop to the upper 50s to lower 60s on Wednesday and the upper 40s to lower 50s on Thursday (Thanksgiving Day) and Black Friday as a cooler, drier continental air mass filters into the region. Thus, despite clear and sunny conditions each day, breezy northerly winds will keep temperatures on the chilly side -- and highs below normal heading through the remainder of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend and the month of November. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1148 PM CST Sat Nov 22 2025 MVFR CIGS should give way to IFR CIGS below 1000 feet around daybreak at both terminals and some VSBYS could drop to between 3 and 5 SM at times during that period (9Z to 13Z). Expect CIGS to climb after 13Z to MVFR levels, before VFR conditions return after 18Z. Otherwise, winds around 5 knots will increase to between 5 and 10 kts later this morning into the afternoon hours as they become more northeasterly. && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...None. TN...None. && $$ NEAR TERM...AMP SHORT TERM....AMP LONG TERM....AMP AVIATION...KTW