Because it would quickly become a fabric popsicle.
This was the most uncomfortable morning this season across Alabama because the wind held up all night and it was plenty cold. But it will be colder tonight. A selection of lows this morning:
15 Mt Cheaha SkyCam, Hamilton (NWS coop observer)
17 Vinemont, Springville/Simmons Mountain
18 Hamilton/Northfork, Muscadine
19 Vigo, Ashland, Oneonta, Decatur, Scrougeout
20 Moody, Greystone Farms, Munford, Oxford, SE Trussville, Huntsville, Muscle Shoals, Pinson
21 Hokes Bluff, Gaylesville, Ellisville
22 Jemison, Helena, Fayette, Kimberly, Concord/Hueytown, Blue Pond, Dearmanville
23 Noccalula Falls, Cottondale, Sycamore, Clanton, Childersburg, Anniston, Birmingham
24 Northport, Centreville, Shelby County Airport
25 Cordova, Wadley, Auburn
26 Livingston, Tuscaloosa
27 Montgomery
28 Troy, Selma
29 Evergreen, Mobile
30 Dothan
ALABAMA’S HIGHEST MOUNTAIN
A low of 15 at Mount Cheaha Skycam, elevation 2407 feet, Peak wind gust so far today 33 mph and the dew point a very low 3 above zero. The barometer was an impressive 30.65 inches and rising rapidly. This is a very strong high pressure system transporting this very cold air into Alabama.
NOTES
The numbers above may not be the final low for the main hourly reporting stations. They report their lows at 6 am and noon, CST. So it is possible they may have dropped lower between 6 am and 7 am
* at mid morning, it was 21 at Huntsville with a dew point of only 8. Wind was north, gusts 23, wind chill 7
* At Columbus, Miss., Golden Triangle Airport 27 with wind gusting to 32
* Fort Campbell, Ky., 16 degrees, light snow
EAST TENNESSEE
NWS says as much as two inches of snow may accumulate on the Cumberland Plateau of East Tennesseee because of recurring snow showers. (places like Crossville)
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS
6 below zero this morning on Mt. Leconte with 5 inches of snow on the ground. The low tonight in the Great Smoky Mountains is forecast to range from near zero in the high country to about 14 in Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge. A lot of snow showers in the last 24 hours.
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
4 inches of snow Mt. Mitchell and 3 inches at Beech Mountain. Low of 4 above this morning at Banner Elk.
NATIONAL
Snow survery this morning shows 47 percent of the Lower 48 States with a snow cover. 242 inches on the ground at Black Bear Mountain, Mont., elevation 8176 feet. That is one of those remote automated sites that keep a check on how much snow is piling up in the western mountains. Most of those locations are not populated by humans, maybe some mountain goats and bears.
35 below zero this morning at Noatak, Alaska and 25 below at Alamosa, Colo., but I am sure we can find some colder temperatures in Colorado later this morning when later reports are in.
