6:50AM October 23, 2026
WARM FRIDAY; SLIGHTLY COOLER THIS WEEKEND; SUNNY DAYS AHEAD… Sunny, warm conditions will happen on this Friday across south Alabama and northwest Florida. High temperatures will be in the upper 70s to low 80s this afternoon with no rain expected today or tonight. High pressure and dry air will keep clouds to a minimum. Slightly cooler air arrives for the weekend, but the dry weather will stick around for outdoor plans.
BEAUTIFUL WEATHER ALL WEEKEND LONG… Saturday and Sunday will feature plenty of sunshine with afternoon highs in the low to mid 70s. A reinforcing push of dry air will bring breezy east-northeast winds, making the afternoons feel a bit cooler compared to today. Overall, a nice weekend to spend some time outside! Overnight lows will be in the upper 40s and low 50s closer to the coast through the weekend.
BEACHES: RIP CURRENT ALERT… If you are headed to the Alabama or northwest Florida beaches, sunny skies will not mean safe swimming conditions. A High Risk of rip currents is expected Saturday through Monday night. Stay out of the Gulf when red flags are flying. Northeast winds will also create hazardous conditions for small craft over much of the marine area beginning tonight and continuing into early next week.
SUNNY, NICE DAYS CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK… The pleasant weather pattern carries into Monday and Tuesday with more sunshine, dry conditions, and highs in the 70s. A few more clouds may move through around the middle of next week, but rain chances remain very low through Thursday. There is no meaningful rainfall in the current 7 Day Forecast.
TROPICS: GULF & CARIBBEAN QUIET… The National Hurricane Center is not highlighting any areas for potential tropical development in the Gulf or Caribbean Sea. The 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season will end on November 30.
TROPICS: JOSEPHINE BECOMES EXTRATROPICAL IN NORTH ATLANTIC… The storm that was classified as Subtropical Storm Josephine has become a powerful extratropical low over the North Atlantic. The National Hurricane Center issued its final advisory yesterday afternoon, when Post-Tropical Cyclone Josephine had maximum sustained winds of 65 mph. The system is forecast to strengthen to feature hurricane-force winds while moving away from the United States, remaining south of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. Large swells, dangerous surf, and coastal flooding remain concerns along portions of the U.S. East Coast. Josephine will never be a direct threat to Alabama or northwest Florida.
TROPICS: DISTURBANCE EAST OF BERMUDA IN ATLANTIC… A separate trough of low pressure several hundred miles east-southeast of Bermuda is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms. The National Hurricane Center gives this disturbance a low, 10% chance of development over the next seven days. Any opportunity for development will likely be limited to today as the system moves slowly north-northeastward. Stronger upper-level winds are expected to prevent further development this weekend.
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See all the details in your Friday RedZone Weather forecast video. My next forecast video will be posted by 7:15AM Monday morning. I will have updates posted throughout the weekend, as needed, in the RedZone Weather app.
Have a great weekend!
