It’s downright cold across Alabama this afternoon.
Temperatures are struggling to reach the freezing mark over the northern half of the area.
1 o’clcok readings include…
25F at Haleyville
26F at Muscle Shoals and Decatur
27F at Huntsville Airport
28F at Huntsville/Madison Executive Airport, Cullman and Albertville
30F at Gadsden
31F at Birmingham, Calera and Anniston
32F at Fort Payne
34F at Alex City
35F at Tuscaloosa
Readings will not make freezing in some northern sections and central sections will have a hard time reaching the upper 30s.
It is 19F at Crossville, TN.
Dewpoints are in the single digits. The Td at BHM is 0F.
A high fire danger exists across Central Alabama due to the very low moisture levels and consistent breeze as well as the continuing drought conditions. A red flag warning is in effect until 5 p.m.
Tonight will be very cold with lows in the teens in almost all locations. Lows will generally range between 11-18. Protect people, pets and pipes.
Skies are clear. Satellite show some high cloudiness over the Gulf and Florida associated with the jet stream.
Radars are clear. The nearest precipitation areas to Birmingham are some showers over South Florida and a snow shower northwest of St. Louis.
Temperatures tomorrow will warrm to near 50 degrees across Central Alabama tomorrow under partly cloudy skies.
