COOL DAYS, COLD NIGHTS: No rain for Alabama through Sunday, but temperatures will be below average for late November as the coldest air so far this season continues to drop into the Deep South. The high will be between 55 and 62 degrees today, and most of the state will hold in the 50s Friday.

Early morning lows will be well down in the 30s for the next few days; frost will be widespread, and colder spots will see a freeze. The high Saturday will be in the upper 50s and low 60s, and Sunday’s highs will be in the 60s statewide.

THANKSGIVING WEEK: Global models continue to struggle with an active pattern. For now, we will mention just the chance of a few scattered showers Monday through Wednesday with a mix of sun and clouds. Rain and storms will be more widespread toward the end of the week, either on Thursday or Friday. It’s too early to know whether severe storms will be an issue, but it can’t be ruled out. Monday will be the warmest day of the week with a high in the low 70s; highs will be in the 60s for most of the rest of the week.

TROPICS: Tropical storm formation isn’t expected through the rest of the month as the hurricane season winds down.

FOOTBALL WEATHER: The weather will be clear and cold for the high school playoff games Friday night with temperatures falling through the 40s, possibly reaching the 30s by the fourth quarter.

On Saturday, UAB will host Rice at Protective Stadium (1 p.m. kickoff). The sky will be sunny with temperatures in the mid to upper 50s.

Auburn hosts Texas A&M at Jordan-Hare Stadium (6:30 p.m. kickoff). It will be a clear, cold evening in Lee County with temperatures falling through the 40s.

Alabama will be on the road, taking on Oklahoma in Norman (6:30 p.m. CT kickoff). Expect a clear sky with temperatures in the 50s.

ON THIS DATE IN 1992: The Nov. 21-23 tornado outbreak was the third-largest outbreak in recorded history and one of the longest continuous outbreaks ever recorded. There was no break in tornado activity from 1:30 p.m. on Nov. 21, when the tornadoes started in Texas, until 7:30 a.m. on Nov. 23, when the last tornadoes lifted in North Carolina. Ten tornadoes touched down in Alabama on Nov. 22.

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