Birmingham finally got rain. At 9:07 p.m. Thursday, 0.01 inch of rain fell at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, ending the 32-day run.
October had 744 hours of rain. 741 of those hours were without rain, which means it didn’t rain at all for 99.996% of the month.
These are the five driest Octobers on record in Birmingham:
October 1924: 0 inches
October 2016: a little rain (not enough to measure)
October 1938: 0.05 inches
October 1991: 0.07 inches
The showers will bring more than a half-inch to an inch of rain to the northwest parts of the state through Friday. However, most towns near and east of Interstate 59 will stay dry and dusty.
THIS FRIDAY AND THIS WEEKEND
A weak, slow-moving cool front stops over North Alabama on Friday. Clouds and scattered showers will stay in the forecast all day. The northern part of the state will have the best chance of rain, but there may be a few showers as far south as the Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, and Anniston areas.
Friday afternoon will be cooler because of the clouds. Highs will be in the mid to upper 70s, with a light west wind.
The jet stream has been far from Alabama lately because of a continuous ridge over the Gulf and Atlantic. This has meant that it hasn’t rained much.
We expect temperatures to be 5 to 10 degrees (or more) above normal every day next week, and there isn’t a good chance that it will rain a lot.
We expect temperatures to be 5 to 10 degrees (or more) above normal every day next week, and there isn’t a good chance that it will rain a lot.
We expect temperatures to be 5 to 10 degrees (or more) above normal every day next week, and there isn’t a good chance that it will rain a lot.
