Chance of showers, some of the meteor variety (Tomorrow's forecast by WKRG's Alan Sealls)

10 8 WEA.jpgView full sizePress-Register weather map for Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011.

Today's high was 85. The record for Oct. 7 is 92, recorded in 1941.

Saturday: Near 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, otherwise partly cloudy. Highs in the mid-80s. Lows in the mid-60s.

Tomorrow's weather column by WKRG's Alan Sealls:

Not exactly weather

Did you see the bright green light streak across the sky Thursday evening? I missed it but my guess when I hear something like that is it was a meteor. "But aren't you a meteorologist?" you ask. Yes, but the only meteors meteorologists study are hydrometeors- those are rain, snow, sleet and hail. That's where the title of my profession comes from. Meteorology is also called atmospheric science.

Astronomers study what happens outside of our atmosphere. I can tell you that random meteors are common. The really bright ones are called fireballs. While they may seem close they are often hundreds of miles away and usually don't hit the ground.

To see how many people saw the fireball Thursday night go the website of the American Meteor Society, not to be confused with the American Meteorological Society!

This weekend's weather: great Saturday but some "hydro"meteors possible on a more cloudy Sunday.