Clouds cover the northwestern two thirds of Alabama this morning.
The clouds acted as a blanket overnight, keeping temperatures up a bit. This prevented a hard freeze in most locations.
Still it was cold, with morning lows generally around 20 degrees, with mid 20s over West Central and South Central Alabama.
A few precipitation echoes were showing up over West Central Alabama, over parts of Pickens, Tuscaloosa and Greene Counties. This precipitation is not reaching the ground, but rather evaporating, or more appropriately, sublimating. I doubt we will see any precipitation reaching the ground across Central Alabama as it moves eastward.
Moisture levels will be increasing quickly through the afternoon hours as winds pick up from the southeast. Clouds will continue to increase from the west. Dewpoints that were negative just a few hours ago are going to be in the 20s by this evening.
Precipitation will be on the increase during the overnight hours. Temperatures will drop to the overnight lows before midnight, generally in the middle 30s across Central Alabama. They should rise after midnight.
If any areas north of of I-20, especially eastern sections, get to or just below freezing there could be a little bit of a wintry mix (most likely sleet) as the precipitation starts, but it should become all rain rather quickly and no problems are anticipated.
