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WINDY AND COLDER: Another push of very cold air is entering extreme North Alabama as I write this. You can see the change up I-65 on the 2:00 data set:
Birmingham 48
Decatur 46 (gusts to 33 mph)
Nashville 26 (gusts to 32 mph)
We will maintain the risk of a few sprinkles or flurries this evening, but the best snow will remain northeast of Alabama.
Tomorrow will be a very cold day; the high will be somewhere between 35 and 39 degrees with wind chill index values below freezing all day. Then, a hard freeze is likely tomorrow night, with a low between 14 and 19 degrees at daybreak Thursday. The colder valleys of Northeast Alabama have a shot at dropping a degree or two below 10 degrees.
LATE WEEK WARM-UP: We expect a high Thursday afternoon in the mid 40s, followed by a high near 60 on Friday. The air will be very dry and both days will feature sunshine in full supply.
THE WEEKEND: Looks like we will enjoy a very mild weekend; the GFS is printing highs in the 63 to 67 degree range both Saturday and Sunday with a partly sunny sky. While dewpoints will be creeping up, at this time we don’t expect any significant chance of rain.
NEXT WEEK: The 12Z GFS shows the lead short wave coming out of the Southwest U.S. weakening and passing well to the north of Alabama early in the week; this might kick off a few widely scattered showers Monday or Tuesday, but it now seems the next really good chance of rain will hold off until Wednesday night or Thursday with the main wave; even some risk of strong storms as the air will be pretty unstable when it arrives. Too early for details, but we will keep an eye on things.
VOODOO LAND: I still think the key word for February will be “changeable”. Occasional shots of very cold Arctic air, nice warm-ups, decent rain events, and maybe a winter storm threat along the way. Hang on for the Alabama weather roller coaster ride.
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