With everyone buzzing about the cold air headed into the eastern half of the country, I thought it might be interesting to jot down some “water cooler weather” notes, something akin to JB’s weather by the numbers. So here goes. 1985 – Last time the temperature fell below zero for the low in Birmingham Minus […]
Temperatures made their way into the 40s across much of Alabama today. Overnight, southerly flow and increasing clouds will allow our temps to remain just above the freezing mark. Enjoy this while you can, as bitterly cold Arctic air eyes Alabama for its next stop. As we look off to our northwest, the Arctic front […]
Much of the eastern half of the country is bracing for some of the coldest weather seen in the last twenty years. The lowest temperature for this morning was minus 36 at Big Black River, ME. Much of western and central Canada was below zero this afternoon with some spots reporting values as low as […]
No big changes in our overall thinking for the Arctic outbreak that arrives tomorrow night. National Weather Service offices in Huntsville and Birmingham have issued wind chill advisories for tomorrow night and Monday, along with a hard freeze warning. LIGHT SNOW TOMORROW NIGHT: Some light snow is likely tomorrow night across North Alabama as the […]
Not a bad looking Saturday across much of the state. Skies are mostly sunny, and we have all warmed up nicely into the 40s. I use that term loosely as these observations are some 5-10 degrees below normal for this time of year. However, compared to what is coming our way, these values are considered […]
As we prepare for the coldest air in years, the NWS in Birmingham has went ahead and issued a Hard Freeze Warning for every county in the CWA from Sunday night through Tuesday. The very cold air moves in late tomorrow and will stick around for a few days. Later today, we expect surrounding NWA […]
Not much change in our overall thinking on how things unfold in coming days. Here is a Saturday morning update. SUNDAY NIGHT SNOW: We expect a dusting to 1/2 inch for much of North/Central Alabama tomorrow night. The high resolution NAM model confirms this idea; the best chance of more than 1/2 inch will come […]
* * * Due to travel this morning, there is not a Weather Xtreme Video. I will have a new video on Sunday morning by 8 am or so. * * * Central Alabama along with much of the central and eastern US is about to experience some of the coldest weather we’ve seen in […]
Our long time friend, mentor, and charter Weather Factory member, J.B. Elliott, passed away on May 11, 2015. Click HERE to read James' tribute.
