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RIGHT NOW: The rain is moving south and east of here at mid-afternoon; we had reports of sleet and snow flakes mixed in with the rain as far south as Tuscaloosa and Jefferson counties at mid-day, but surface temperatures have been above freezing and as expected, there have been no problems other than the discomfort associated with the sharp change to colder weather.
TOMORROW THROUGH THE WEEKEND: The sky will clear tonight, and we will be dry through Sunday. The high tomorrow will be close to 50, but a shot of Arctic air dives in here Friday. We will struggle to reach the low 40s Friday with an icy north wind, which will keep wind chill index values below freezing much of the day. The coldest morning will come early Saturday, when the low will be close to 20 degrees. But, of course, the colder valleys should easily reach the teens.
Look for a high in the low 50s on Saturday, followed by mid 50s Sunday.
MONDAY MONDAY: Anyone remember the song by the Mamas and the Papas?
“Monday Monday, can’t trust that day,
Monday Monday, sometimes it just turns out that way
Oh Monday morning, you gave me no warning of what was to be
Oh Monday Monday, how yould cou leave and not take me.”
Let me say up front we can’t trust the models for Monday just yet, in terms of specifics. But, confidence is growing in a significant Deep South snow event. I encourage to watch the Weather Xtreme video, and see Tim Coleman’s post below for the specifics. All global models are now on board with deepening low moving out of the Gulf, across South Georgia, and then up the East Coast as a major nor’easter on Tuesday.
An axis of heavy snow will develop in the cold air north of the low, but we simply don’t know if that will be over Nashville, Huntsville, Birmingham, Montgomery, or Atlanta. Everyone here will be in wild speculation mode, but nobody knows. And, I mean nobody, at this point. We will begin to have a good grasp on the specific scenario by Friday. Stay tuned…
Much colder air will follow the Monday storm; we will be pretty much in the deep freeze Tuesday of next week.
VOODOO LAND: No confidence in the weather through the middle of February since every run looks different, but the pattern favors colder than average temperatures and the occasional storm threat.
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I had a great time visiting with the first graders this morning at Crestline Elementary School in Mountain Brook; be looking for them on the KIDCAM today at 5:00 on ABC 33/40 News! I will have the next Weather Xtreme video posted by 7:00 a.m. tomorrow…
