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AROUND HERE: What a lovely day… Birmingham is reporting 64 degrees at 2:00 with a humidity of 28 percent and a few scattered clouds, giving the sky a beautiful texture.
SHORT TERM: The Alberta Clipper to the north of Alabama will drag down a fresh supply of cool and dry air into Alabama tonight and tomorrow. The air will be coming across the expansive snow field across the Midwest, so readings tomorrow might be a tad cooler than guidance. Looks like low 30s tomorrow morning, and a high in the low to mid 50s tomorrow afternoon. The dry air means a good supply of sunshine.
BIG TIME WEEKEND WARM-UP: Winds on Friday will veer to the south, we will have a very significant warm-up heading into the weekend. Looks like low 60s on Friday, with lows 70s likely on Saturday and Sunday. The southerly winds will also mean increasing moisture levels; we will have cloudy periods, but with the lack of a well defined trigger most places will remain dry, although a few rogue showers could pop up in isolated spots along the way Friday through Sunday.
MAJOR WINTER STORM OUT WEST: Some big time snow will fall Friday and over the weekend across the southern Rockies… winter storm watches are going up for the mountains of Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. Lots of rain will fall in the lower elevations, including places like Phoenix.
NEXT WEEK: The big storm system out west will lift out across the nation’s mid-section early next week. We should remain generally dry and very mild on Monday and Tuesday, but by Wednesday the trailing front will bring a chance of showers to Alabama. With weakening dynamics, I am not convinced this will be a big rain event, but as always, we will take whatever we get. We should note there could be a risk of severe weather across parts of the Southern Plains early in the week in advance of this system.
LONG RANGE: The 12Z GFS remains firm on the idea of a significant storm system here with a chance of beneficial rain around December 16. There has been excellent model consistency in this idea, and the pattern sure supports it. If the 12Z run is correct, there could be some strong storms involved, followed by a sharp change to colder weather.
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