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Mild Christmas Weekend Ahead
WARMING TREND CONTINUES THIS AFTERNOON: Temperatures are all over the board early this morning across Alabama… just before sunrise Gadsden is below freezing at 29, but just 50 miles to the southwest Birmingham reports 48 degrees. The sky will be partly to mostly sunny today, and the warming trend resumes this afternoon we expect a high in the mid to upper 60s. Continue reading
Warming Trend Ahead; Spring-Like Christmas Day Ahead
PLEASANT AFTERNOON: As expected, after a sub-freezing start temperatures have warmed nicely across Alabama this afternoon… most communities are in the 58-62 degree range with a sunny sky. Tonight will be fair and not as cold as last night… we expect a low in the upper 30s and low 40s early tomorrow morning. Continue reading
Cold Start Today; Warmer Days Ahead
This will be our last morning with sub-freezing temperatures until 2022… a warming trend begins later today as temperatures rise into the low 60s with a sunny sky. Tomorrow will be a partly to mostly sunny day with a high in the upper 60s.
Christmas Day will be dry and warm with a high in the low to mid 70s. The latest NBM (National Blend of Models) is printing a high of 73 degrees for Birmingham Saturday. If we reach that, it will be a tie for the fourth warmest Christmas Day on record (tied with 1982 and 1943, when the high was also 73). Continue reading
Freezing Temps Tonight, Then A Big Warm-Up By Christmas Day
SEVERE CLEAR: A very dry airmass covers Alabama and the Deep South this afternoon… we have a cloudless sky with temperatures a little below average for December 22, mostly between 48 and 54 degrees. Tonight will be clear and cold with freezing temperatures likely; the low early tomorrow morning will be in the 20s for most places. Continue reading
Cool, Dry Weather For Alabama Today; Warm Christmas Weekend Ahead
SUNNY AND SEASONAL: Dry air has returned to Alabama; we are starting the day with a clear sky and temperatures in the 28-35 degree range for most places. The sky will be sunny today with a high in the mid 50s… the average high for Birmingham on December 22 is 56. Tonight will be clear and cold… most places will go below freezing early tomorrow in the 24-32 degree range. It will most likely be our last sub-freezing morning of 2021. Continue reading
Clearing Tonight; Dry Through The Weekend
CLEARING: The sky will clear across Alabama over the next 6 hours as dry air punches into the state from the west. We project a low mostly in the mid 30s early tomorrow, but a few colder spots could see a light freeze. Continue reading
Cold With Some Light Rain At Times Today
COLD, WET DECEMBER DAY: A storm system moving through the Gulf of Mexico will keep Alabama’s weather cloudy and cold today, with periods of light rain. Rain amounts will be under 1/4″ for the most of the state, and temperatures will hold in the 40s all day. The average high for Birmingham on December 21 is 56. Rain will end from west to east this afternoon, and the sky will clear tonight. Continue reading
Cold With Some Light Rain Through Tomorrow
COLD/WET WEATHER: A strong upper air disturbance over the Ark-La-Tex region is spinning up a surface low in the Gulf of Mexico this afternoon. Clouds cover most of Alabama with temperatures only in the 40s in most areas, and light rain is falling over the southern counties of the state. Continue reading
Cool With Some Rain For Central/South Alabama Tonight/Tomorrow
Clouds will increase across Alabama today as a surface low develops in the Gulf of Mexico. Rain is likely tonight and tomorrow mainly for the southern 2/3 of the state; heaviest rain will be south and east of Montgomery. Otherwise, the weather will be cloudy and cool with a high in the mid 50s today, and low 50s tomorrow. Parts of North Alabama won’t get out of the 40s tomorrow afternoon. Continue reading
Showers/Storms Tomorrow; Dry And Cooler Sunday
CLOUDS HANGING TOUGH: While there are some breaks in the overcast across Alabama this afternoon, the sky is generally cloudy. The cloud cover is keeping temperatures in the 68-72 degree range for most places, so no new record highs today (Birmingham’s record high today is 73 set in 1984). We are seeing a few showers over the southwest part of the state, but most communities are dry. Clouds will thicken tonight, and showers are possible after midnight as a cold front slowly approaches. Continue reading
