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Be sure and scroll down to read the wild public forecast for Truckee, CA that J.B. posted. That system holds the key to our next chance of rain at the middle of next week.
Very cold out there… a quick glance over at our Skywatcher IM (Instant Message) conference shows some spots down in the teens; Muscadine, in Cleburne County near the Georgia border, is at 13 degrees. And, over in West Alabama, the small community of Ingramtown is at 15. J.B. will run down a full list of lows a little later this morning.
WEEKEND WARM-UP: We are forecasting a high in the low 50s today, upper 50s tomorrow, and mid 60s on Sunday as the big thaw begins. The weekend should remain dry although low level moisture will begin to increase with a southerly wind.
NEXT WEEK: All eyes will be on the huge storm out west… how that moves out into the nation’s mid-section will determine how much rain we get next week. There might be a few isolated showers on Monday, but most of the state will remain dry. We will highlight the best chance of rain and thunderstorms Tuesday night into Wednesday. The 06Z run of the GFS hints most of the rain will come Tuesday night, but that seems a little fast considering the strength of the western system. We will continue to mention wet weather on Wednesday for now. The 06Z run shows a strong, negative tilt upper trough rolling through here, and the potential for one inch of rain for Alabama. We might even see a strong storm or two, but as usual in early January, the degree of instability will be marginal for severe weather.
JANUARY 13-14: The GFS continues to suggest a major weather system impacting Alabama in the January 13-14 time frame. The 06Z run looks mostly wet, with the snow off to the north and west. Nobody knows the specifics of this system, and there is no point really trying to figure it out until we get the system out of here at the middle of next week. But, the important point is that the run to run consistency is excellent on something going on here, and the European is also in good agreement. You can watch the Weather Xtreme video to see the latest look on this storm. Somebody around here should get wet, and parts of the Deep South should see some snow, but no way to answer your questions now.
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Time to get back on the road… I will be doing a weather program this morning at Greystone Elementary School in Hoover; I will have another Weather Xtreme video here by 3:30 this afternoon. Enjoy the day!
