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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Tuesday December 30, 2008
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...Nice Day Today...

I hope that you had the opportunity to make it to Legion Field
yesterday to catch the Papajohns.com Bowl. Mark Meadows and his crew
did a superb job, and North Carolina State and Rutgers put on a great
show. It will end up being on the of the most competitive bowl games
of the year. The weather was perfect.

SHORT TERM FORECAST: Today should be even nice than today, with more
brilliant blue skies and highs about five degrees warmer than
yesterday, in the upper 60s. Clouds will increase some this
afternoon, ahead of a dry front. Winds will shift around to the west
and northwest tonight as the front passes, and colder air will be
spreading into Alabama. Look for lows tonight to be in the middle
30s. Wednesday will be sunny and colder, with a stiff and chill north
wind.

NEW YEARS EVE SKY SHOW: The heavens have a special New Years Eve
show planned just for you. In the rosy glow of sunset, you will find
the tiniest planet Mercury and Jupiter converging together in a
splendid conjunction. Higher in the southwestern sky, the two
brightest objects, the Moon and Venus, are moving impossibly close
together. The Moon will be a beautifully splendid Crescent.
Something to behold. The good news is, the weather will cooperate
perfectly, with clear and cool conditions Wednesday night. Lows will
be in the upper 20s Wednesday night as you ring into the New Year.

WELCOME TO 2009: Things will transition by Thursday as the next
system approaches Alabama. The day will start off sunny, but clouds
will be on the increase. Showers will reach western Alabama during
the late evening and overspread the area during the overnight.
Showers will be likely Friday morning. There could be some thunder
involved, but despite the dynamics, storms do not look likely. It
will turn colder again behind this system with a freeze likely
Saturday morning. Saturday will be sunny and cool, but winds will
shift again Saturday night with moisture returning by Sunday. Rain
will be on the increase Sunday night and Monday will be a windy,
stormy, very wet day. Another system later that week will bring rain,
perhaps followed by a chance of snow.

ONE YEAR AGO: 0.47 inches of rain fell at the Birmingham Airport on
the next to the last day of the year. This brought the annual rainfall
total to 28.86, which is the driest year on record in the Magic City.
As the year ended, nearly 75% of Alabama was in drought conditions. A
full 22 percent was in exceptional drought conditions. The rainfall
at the end of the year eased the exceptional drought just a bit, but
it would be the middle of 2008 before the drought eased in Alabama.
Unfortunately, by the end of 2008, an area that included western North
Carolina, northwestern South Carolina and northern Georgia was still
in a horrible drought. In the driest year category, Birmingham was not
alone. Huntsville AL (28.65), Rome GA (28.71) and Greenville SC
(31.08) also each had their driest years on record in 2007.

Bill Murray
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TODAY
Sunny with a mild afternoon. A few clouds late.
Afternoon High 66
WIND: SW 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Sunny, breezy and colder.
Morning Low 37 Afternoon High 50
WIND: N 12-22

THURSDAY
Sunny but clouds increase late. Chance of showers after midnight.
Morning Low 29 Afternoon High 54
WIND: SE 8-16

FRIDAY
Showers likely during the morning.
Morning Low 41 Afternoon High 53
WIND: SW 7-14

SATURDAY
Sunny and cool. Increasing clouds and milder overnight.
Morning Low 28 Afternoon High 55
WIND: SE 6-12

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