475 FXUS64 KBMX 251721 AFDBMXArea Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Birmingham AL 1221 PM CDT Thu Sep 25 2025
...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, AVIATION...
.SHORT TERM... (This evening through Friday) Issued at 1213 PM CDT THU SEP 25 2025
Organized showers and thunderstorms will remain in the forecast for much of the short-term, as the deep trough moving through the region starts to become closed off. As a whole, this new closed low won`t effect the forecast too much, but it could result in more organized rain chances lingering through the weekend. This will be highly dependent upon how far south the low moves, so the current forecast will maintain just some scattered showers into Saturday.
The strongest cold air advection won`t really take place until Friday night, with lows tonight remaining in the mid to upper-60s. However, they should fall tomorrow night into the upper-50s and low- 60s. Otherwise, highs tomorrow afternoon will range in the mid-70s and 80s.
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.LONG TERM... (Friday night through next Wednesday) Issued at 1213 PM CDT THU SEP 25 2025
To be very honest with you, the long-term forecast right now is essentially throwing darts at a dartboard. However, there is good reason for that. Based on the overnight guidance, the long-term could be heavily influence by Invest 94L in the central Caribbean. Guidance has been indicating Invest 94L becoming more organized, and making some kind of landfall along the Atlantic states by the middle of the new workweek. Nothing here is set in stone; from time, intensity, to location. The goalposts are still as large as the stadium itself. With that being said, given the current upper- level pattern, any kind of landfall near the Carolina`s could potentially pull the remnants of Invest 94L to the west. This would ultimately dictate our temperatures, and rain chances from Wednesday onward.
Until guidance starts to come into better agreement regarding Invest 94L, look for the current forecast to remain dry, with afternoon highs slowly rebounding in the mid to upper-80s area-wide.
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.AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1213 PM CDT THU SEP 25 2025
Showers and thunderstorms remain possible today, but will generally diminish in activity past 26/00z. However, low CIGS and fog are expected past 26/06z, with almost all terminals expected to fall into LIFR category. The fog and low cloud will generally begin to mix by tomorrow morning, with most terminals rebounding to VFR category by 26/16z.
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.FIRE WEATHER...
MinRH values will begin to drop by Saturday, as dry conditions are expected to return to the region. Drought conditions may slightly improve with recent rainfall, but will likely remain ongoing for much of the region. Given the lack of rain anticipated the next week, drought conditions may slowly begin to expand across the region once again.
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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Gadsden 63 82 61 84 / 10 20 0 10 Anniston 66 82 63 83 / 20 20 10 10 Birmingham 66 83 62 85 / 10 20 0 10 Tuscaloosa 65 85 62 87 / 10 20 0 0 Calera 65 85 62 86 / 10 20 0 0 Auburn 68 83 65 85 / 30 30 10 10 Montgomery 68 85 64 86 / 30 20 0 0 Troy 67 83 63 85 / 50 30 10 10
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.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. &&
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