…31F with snow in Cullman now. Snow on vehicles and grass. …38F in Birmingham. Band of heavy rain about to move across Metro. …Down to 25F in Haleyville…not much snow…but ice on roads will be a problem all across the … Continue reading →

It looks like the significant snow will be limited to the Tennessee Valley area of North Alabama. Accumulations have been reported in the Florence area. The precip has now changed over to snow in the Huntsville area. That is where … Continue reading →

A little sleet starting to fall now in Marion County. Melissa Wilson in Hamilton reporting a rain/sleet mix and Alan in Bear creek reporting sleet falling. Snow is starting to mix with the rain in Florence. 37F with light snow … Continue reading →

The NWS Birmingham has reconfirgured its winter advisories and warnings late this evening. Here is a current map. Winter storm warnings are in pink. Winter weather advisories are in blue. Shelby, Talladega, Clay and Randolph downgraded to Winter Weather Advisory. … Continue reading →

A quick update… Tim Coleman is preparing a forecast update for 10:30. Stay tuned for that. RADAR UPDATE Moderate to heavy rain now is falling from Marion through Lamar, NW Fayette, Pickens and back into the Columbus area. Some heavy … Continue reading →

Winter storm warnings continue tonight for Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah, Jefferson, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair and Talladega Counties until noon tomorrow. The warning is for heavy snow in excess of two inches. Winter weather advisories continue for the … Continue reading →

An interesting weather situation is plaing out tonight as a very powerful upper level system drops southeastward through Missouri. This upper low will swing eastward, pushing a cold front into Alabama tonight, accompanied by rain changing to snow overnight. There … Continue reading →

Not much change in thinking based on the morning model runs. The system is perhaps a little slower, with the main precipitation coming mainly after midnight, in phase with a quick temperature drop. Rain will start over Northwest and West … Continue reading →

Folks in North Alabama are waking up to a little pre-game snow surprise in the form of snow showers along a warm front that is lifting north. Don’t see that very often: snow along a warm front. Nearly an inch … Continue reading →

The National Storm Chaser Convention is happening this weekend in Denver. It is a great collection of speakers organized by storm chaser Roger Hill and researcher Tim Samaras, both who have appeared on WeatherBrains in the past couple of month. … Continue reading →