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BIG TIME COLD FOR THE NEW YEAR: The coldest air so far this season will blow into Alabama tonight, and a hard freeze is likely both tonight, tomorrow night, and Thursday night. Here are the forecast lows for Birmingham right from the 12Z GFS run:
Wednesday (tomorrow) morning: 21
Thursday morning: 15
Friday morning: 21
The spread tomorrow morning should be pretty tight since winds will remain up during the night. Most communities will be in the 18 to 22 degree range at daybreak tomorrow.
The spread will be much larger Thursday and Friday morning with radiational cooling in play (clear sky, light wind). No doubt Thursday morning will be the coldest for most places… the actual range early Thursday will be from 8 in the coldest valleys, to around 27 on the ridgetops.
Remember the 3 Ps… pets, pipes, and plants. They all need attention in this kind of cold.
We should also note that we will not make it out of the 30s tomorrow, and the Tennessee Valley will remain below freezing all day, even with a sunny sky.
WEEKEND PEEK: We will warm up nicely over the weekend, with a high in the mid 50s on Saturday, followed by low 60s on Sunday. Sure looks like the weekend will remain dry despite a southerly flow and an increase in moisture levels.
LONG RANGE: Hope for a big rain event around January 9-11 has dimmed on the 12Z GFS; it dampens out the big upper trough as it weakens and passes well north of Alabama. But, this is only one run; we will keep an eye on it. Really, the 12Z GFS is not very bullish on rain for the next 16 days, although a quick round of showers and storms does show up on January 13, but that is all voodoo at this point.
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