Thanksgiving Day edition of Birmingham News goes on sale at 9 p.m.

Published: Wednesday, November 24, 2010, 8:00 PM

The Thanksgiving day edition of the Birmingham News -- all 5 pounds, 2 ounces of it -- goes on sale at seven metro Birmingham locations at 9 p.m. this evening. The price: $2 per copy.

The biggest advertising newspaper of the year will include inserts from 69 different advertisers, display ads from 120 advertisers and more than $400 worth of coupons, said Troy Niday, vice president for circulation.

The paper also will include a 22-page special section on the Iron Bowl.

Daily subscribers will get the paper delivered Thursday as part of their regular subscription. Subscribers on a Sunday-only or Sunday and Wednesday plan also will see the paper delivered Thursday, for free, Niday said.

Where to get the newspaper

? The Birmingham News, 2201 Fourth Ave. North

? Patton Creek 15 theater, 4450 Creekside Ave., Hoover

? Vestavia Hills 10 theater, 1911 Kentucky Ave., Vestavia Hills

? Lee Branch 15 theater, 801 Doug Baker Blvd., Birmingham

? The Foundry, 727 Ninth Ave. North, Bessemer

? Regions, 896 Odum Road, Gardendale

? The Summit, near Old Navy, Birmingham?

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Forecast: Foggy Thanksgiving Day morning expected across central Alabama

Published: Wednesday, November 24, 2010, 6:20 PM ??? Updated: Wednesday, November 24, 2010, 6:23 PM

Folks planning on driving Thanksgiving Day should be extra careful as the National Weather Service forecast calls for a dense, patchy fog across central Alabama Thursday morning.
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There is a 20 percent chance of showers before midnight with a low around 58.

The fog is expected to move in after midnight and reduce visibility to about half a mile at times before dissipating about 9 a.m.

Thursday's high will be near 76, with a low around 46. There is a 20 percent chance of rain during the day. The possibility of rain, and possibly a thunderstorm, will increase to 90 percent that night.

If you plan on going to Tuscaloosa for the Iron Bowl, be prepared for rain.

There is a 60 percent chance of rain Friday, but that should subside by halftime.

The afternoon high will be near 51, with temperatures dropping into the 40s during the second half of the game.

Follow weather developments in the al.com Weather Center.

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