Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
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744 FXUS64 KBMX 290454 AFDBMX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Birmingham AL 1054 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025 ...New DISCUSSION, AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 1046 PM CST FRI NOV 28 2025 - Clear and colder conditions expected through Saturday afternoon. - A rainy pattern returns Saturday night through Tuesday. && .DISCUSSION... (Sunday through next Saturday) Issued at 1046 PM CST FRI NOV 28 2025 Saturday will be dry with moisture slowly returning late in the day as low level flow transitions to out of the south and southwest. Saturday night, a low pressure system will move across the Ohio Valley, with a trailing frontal boundary moving through the southeastern US. The front is expected to moved west to east late Saturday night into Sunday morning, weakening as the parent low moves north and weakens. There is little to no instability for any activity to work with, though with a strong mid level jet associated with the boundary, there is plenty of 0-1 km shear, especially across the north and west where the front and forcing will be strongest. Would expect general showers and thunderstorms through the night and Sunday morning, with activity weakening and moving to the east with the boundary through Sunday afternoon. Sunday night, a weak low will develop across the lower MS River Valley, with a warm front moving north through the area beginning Monday morning. There is a fairly decent chance of low level moisture remaining from the south and southwest Sunday afternoon behind the front. Lows Sunday night will be in the mid 20s in the north and lower 40s in the south. However, winds are expected to be brisk enough for wind chill values to be around 5 degrees lower than the posted temperature, with values in the north to be around the upper teens. Moisture will slowly increase through the day Monday from south to north, with values ranging from less than 90th percentile for this time of year to near max by the afternoon. A cold front will then swing through the area from the west late Monday night into Tuesday early afternoon. Similar parameters as the Saturday night system with little to no instability, weak forcing, but plenty of low level shear. Will advertise a few strong storms possible, but nothing severe on radar at this time. By Tuesday night, models are in decent agreement about high pressure and cool and dry air advecting into the state. Lows Tuesday night will be in the low to mid 20s in the north to the low 30s in the south. Dry weather will prevail for a couple of days when models begin to diverge slightly on the next system. General consensus is of a trough and low pressure moving across the northing extent of the CONUS, with rain beginning as early as Thursday night for some models, and Friday afternoon for others. Will leave as a compromise through the middle and adjust as we get closer. 24 && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1046 PM CST FRI NOV 28 2025 VFR conditions will prevail through the TAF period. A front will bring an increase in moisture with increasing cloud cover, though there is a low chance this will occur before the end of the TAF period. With low confidence is these impacts, let mention out of each TAF for now. 24 && .FIRE WEATHER... A very dry airmass will persist through Saturday with afternoon RH values around 25 percent, especially at a few spots in our southeastern counties. 20 foot winds of 5 to 10 mph are expected Saturday, shifting from the northwest on Sunday. Moisture will increase Saturday night as a wet pattern takes shape through Tuesday. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Gadsden 25 55 39 53 / 0 0 50 70 Anniston 28 55 41 55 / 0 0 40 70 Birmingham 32 55 44 52 / 0 0 60 60 Tuscaloosa 32 57 44 54 / 0 10 60 60 Calera 30 58 42 56 / 0 0 40 70 Auburn 33 57 43 62 / 0 0 10 50 Montgomery 33 60 44 61 / 0 0 10 50 Troy 32 60 43 67 / 0 0 10 40 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ DISCUSSION...24 AVIATION...24