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The evaporative cooling process has helped keep temperatures down in the 30s today, and that same process has resulted in snow and sleet reports across much of North Alabama, mostly north of I-20.
Want some winter scenes? Check out the Cheaha SKYCAM… 29 degrees with snow now accumulating. This is one of those high terrain spots (2,407 feet) where there will be some travel issues tonight. Snow continues to fall at the Hamilton SKYCAM, but temperatures are above freezing and roads are just wet.
We stress there are no travel problems across Alabama this afternoon; the one exception is Mount Cheaha. Roads are just wet.
WHAT ABOUT TONIGHT? We still believe the only travel issues tonight will be across the high terrain locations (about 1,000 feet) of Northeast Alabama, especially Jackson and DeKalb counties. And, we are talking about spotty bridge icing, nothing too serious. And, of course, other peaks above 1,000 feet down into Calhoun and Cleburne counties (Cheaha, Dugger, etc). Everyone else will have a cold rain; most of the snow and sleet will go away as warmer air streams northward in the 3,000 to 7,000 foot layer from the south. Rain amounts of one-half inch are likely; some spots might even get more, especially south of Birmingham.
TOMORROW AND FRIDAY: Looks like the rain will end very early tomorrow morning. Tomorrow and Friday will be cloudy and cool, and a few rain showers might even show up Friday afternoon or Friday evening in advance of the Arctic front.
FRIGID WEEKEND: A big blast of Arctic air invades Alabama this weekend; we will have a hard time getting above freezing on Saturday with a very cold north wind; wind chill values could drop into the single digits. Then, by Sunday morning, with a clear sky and light wind, we will drop down into the teens.
NEXT WEEK: Still looks like the next rain event comes on Tuesday… we will deal with that more tomorrow when the weather is calmer…
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I will have the next full forecast discussion and Weather Xtreme video here by 7:00 a.m. tomorrow… J.B. will have updates through the evening on this cold/wintry weather event…
