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Another Cold Night Ahead For Alabama
ANOTHER VERY COLD NIGHT: So far the high in Birmingham today is 37 degrees; this is only the 12th time the city has experienced a high below 40 degrees on December 25 since 1900. The sky will stay clear tonight, and we project lows ranging from 15 to 25 degrees early tomorrow morning. Continue reading
Cold, Dry Christmas Day For Alabama
MERRY CHRISTMAS! A very dry airmass has settled into Alabama this morning, and we expect sunshine in full supply today, but cold air will remain. We project a high this afternoon between 36 and 42 degrees; the average high for Birmingham on Christmas Day is 54. Continue reading
Cold Night Ahead; A Few Snow Showers For NE Alabama
**No afternoon Weather Xtreme video today; we are on a holiday schedule** COLD CHRISTMAS EVE: As advertised, very cold air continues to roll into Alabama this afternoon. Temperatures are mostly in 30s, and the sky has cleared from Birmingham north … Continue reading
Rain Moves Out; Cold Air Moves In; A Few Snow Flakes
MERRY CHRISTMAS: Widespread rain across Alabama will end later this morning as much colder air rolls into the state. We do note a tornado watch remains in effect for a few counties in Southwest Alabama, but that will be cancelled soon as the storms move rapidly eastward. Temperatures fall into the 30s today with an icy north wind, and in the cold air a few snow flurries or showers are possible this afternoon, mainly east of I-65, and north of I-20. Continue reading
Wet/Windy Tonight; Much Colder Tomorrow
BIG CHANGES AHEAD: Today will be another fairly pleasant December day across Alabama as temperatures rise into the low 60s this afternoon. But, clouds will gradually increase, and rain moves into the state tonight ahead of a sharp cold front. SPC has parts of South and Southwest Alabama in a low end “marginal risk” (level 1/5) of severe thunderstorms late tonight Continue reading
Mostly Tomorrow; Some Rain Over The Weekend
COLD NIGHT AHEAD: The sky is mostly sunny across most of Alabama this afternoon, but clouds linger over some southeast counties. Temperatures are only in the 37-45 degree range; the average high for Birmingham on December 17 is 55. Tonight will be clear and cold with a low well down in the 20s. Continue reading
Clearing Today; Some Rain Over The Weekend
DRIER AIR MOVING IN: The weather is cloudy and cold across Alabama this morning with temperatures mostly in the low to mid 30s; we expect the morning clouds to give way to a mostly sunny afternoon as drier air continues to push into the state. The high this afternoon will be in the mid 40s over the northern counties; the average high for Birmingham on December 17 is 55. Continue reading
Brighter Tomorrow And Friday/Some Light Rain This Weekend
CLOUDY, COLD AFTERNOON: Most of the signifiant rain has moved out of Alabama this afternoon, but clouds linger. Temperatures remain well below average for mid-December in Alabama… temperatures are in the 38-45 degree range over the northern half of the state. Clouds will hang tough through the night for most places, and we expect a low early tomorrow in the upper 20s as cold air spills southward. Continue reading
Rain Moves Out This Morning; Dry Tomorrow/Friday
RADAR CHECK: Rain is still fairly widespread over Alabama early this morning, especially the eastern two-thirds of the state. The rain will continue to taper off from west to east over the next few hours as the upper trough moves on to the east. The sky will stay mostly cloudy through the day with temperatures holding in the 40s over the northern half of the state. Continue reading
Clearing/Cold Tonight; Rain Returns Wednesday
COLD DECEMBER DAY: While the sun is shining brightly this afternoon over parts of East and Southeast Alabama, the rest of Alabama is under a stubborn cloud cover with temperatures only in the 40-45 degree range. A few spots, like Cullman and Haleyville, are only in the upper 30s at mid-afternoon. The clouds will finally break up over all of Alabama tonight, and we will drop down to near the freezing mark early tomorrow morning. Continue reading
