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TURNING COLDER: While the rain has mostly moved out of Alabama this afternoon, the weather is cold and damp with lingering low clouds and falling temperatures. At 2:00… Haleyville was down to 35 degrees with a chilly north wind at 10 mph. Other observations included 35 at Decatur, 43 at Birmingham, and a balmy 70 at Dothan on the other side of the surface front.
The sky will clear tonight, and we are still looking at dry and cool weather tomorrow and over the weekend. Looks like a high in the upper 40s tomorrow, low 50s Saturday, and back into the upper 40s Sunday as a fresh shot of chilly air drops into Alabama. Early morning temperatures will be at or below freezing.
NEXT WEEK: The GFS continues the idea of a dynamic storm system bringing the potential for beneficial rain to Alabama Tuesday and Tuesday night; the 12Z run keeps the surface low over South Alabama, which would most likely prevent strong thunderstorms, but still setting up the potential for one to two inches of rain. Then, much colder air blows in on the backside of the system Wednesday with some potential for a brief change to snow flurries before the precipitation ends. Certainly looks like the weather will be pretty cold Wednesday and Thursday, but the 12Z run is a little warmer than the 00Z run we showed on the morning Weather Xtreme video.
VOODOO LAND: We continue to note the trend toward a positive NAO and milder temperatures past mid-month, as we look toward Christmas. Not trying to throw water on the idea of a White Christmas, but it doesn’t look good now. The GFS continue to move the primary Polar jet northward as we get deeper into the month. We will see…
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I had a great time visiting with the 4th graders this morning at Adamsville Elementary School (watch for them on the KIDCAM today at 5:00 on ABC 33/40!), and also seeing everyone at the ground breaking for our annual Habitat for Humanity home that is being built in Wylam. I am about to head out for the annual Hoover Christmas Tree lightning ceremony, where I will be doing the weather live at 5:00 and 6:00. The next Weather Xtreme video will be posted here by 7:00 a.m. tomorrow…
