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Cold Night Ahead; Rain By The Weekend
COLD NIGHT AHEAD: The sky is sunny across the great state of Alabama this afternoon with temperatures in the 40s and 50s. With a clear sky tonight, temperatures will drop into the 20s over North/Central Alabama by early tomorrow morning, with potential for freezing conditions deep into South Alabama. Continue reading
Dry Through Friday; A Cold Rain This Weekend
COLDER AIR: With a partly to mostly sunny sky, we project a high only in the 40s for North Alabama today, with 50s fo the southern counties of the state. A freeze is likely late tonight early tomorrow morning as colder air continues to settle into the state; we expect 20s for North Alabama, with 30s down to the south. Continue reading
Warmer Days Ahead; Wet/Stormy Saturday
TOMORROW/FRIDAY: Clouds will increase tomorrow, and we will mention just a few isolated showers during the afternoon hours, mainly over the northwest counties of the state. Then, Friday will be mostly cloudy day with showers over the northern counties of Alabama. The high tomorrow will be in the 57-60 degree range, and we rise into the mid to upper 60s Friday as the warming trend continues. Continue reading
Warmer Days Ahead; Strong Storms Saturday
COLD NOVEMBER DAY: Temperatures across North/Central Alabama are 20-25 degrees below average for November 27… generally in the 37-44 degree range. The sky is sunny, and a brisk north wind is making it feel colder. Another significant freeze is ahead tonight; most communities will drop into the 20-25 degree range early tomorrow with a clear sky and light wind, but some of the colder pockets will slip into the upper teens. Continue reading
Sunny But Breezy/Cold Day For Alabama
WELL BELOW AVERAGE: Despite a sunny sky we project a high only in the 38-44 degree range over the northern half of Alabama today, well below the average high of 62 for November 27 (at Birmingham). A brisk north wind of 10-20 mph will make it feel even colder. Continue reading
Cold Air Stays In Place Through Wednesday
FRIGID AIR: Temperatures across the northern half of Alabama are only in the 40-50 degree range this afternoon; the average high for Birmingham on November 26 is 62. The sky is mostly sunny, although some clouds linger over Northeast and Southeast Alabama. Continue reading
Breezy, Cold, Dry Day For Alabama
WINDY AND COLD: A tight pressure gradient following a cold front brought windy conditions to the northern half of Alabama overnight; winds gusted to 25 mph in many spots. These winds will usher in much colder air; despite a good supply of sunshine today temperatures won’t get out of the 40s over North Alabama, and South Alabama will hold in the 50s. Continue reading
Long Dry Spell Ahead
CLEARING: As advertised… the sky is clearing across the great state of Alabama this afternoon. The sky is sunny from Birmingham south and west, and the lingering clouds over Northeast Alabama will move out this evening. Also as advertised, it is very cold for mid-November. In fact, temperatures are about 30 degrees below average with most places across the northern half of the state only in the 30s. Cullman and Fort Payne were still below freezing at mid-afternoon. Continue reading
Gradual Clearing This Afternoon, Brighter And Warmer Days Ahead
FLURRIES: A cold core upper low is lifting northward, away from Alabama, but there is just enough moisture and lift this morning for a few snow flurries in scattered pockets over the northern half of the state. They won’t last long, and there is no impact. No need to panic… (we will tell you when to panic). FYI… the earliest occurrence of snow flurries in a season at Birmingham came on October 20, 1913. Continue reading
Rain Ends Tonight; Cloudy And Very Cold Tomorrow
COLD, WET DAY: Widespread rain continues to fall across Alabama this afternoon with temperatures only in the 30s and 40s, about 30 degrees below average for mid-November. The rain will end from west to east tonight as the upper low to the west lifts out to the northeast. Continue reading
