Overview
- NWS data confirmed Alabama ran 10–16°F above average Thursday during a pronounced warm spell.
- Montgomery reached 84°F to break a Nov. 20 record that dated to 1900, and Calera’s Shelby County Airport hit 81°F for a new record.
- Anniston hit 78°F and Tuscaloosa 80°F to tie their daily records as several other cities finished just shy of record levels.
- Dense fog advisories covered the morning commute across the state before visibility improved.
- Warm conditions are forecast to hold Friday with afternoon rain and isolated storms possible, no SPC severe outlook in place, highs in the 80s south and 70s elsewhere, and a CPC outlook favoring a Thanksgiving week cooldown especially in extreme north Alabama.