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A Cold Night Expected, With Rain Returning For New Year’s Weekend

| December 29, 2016 @ 4:31 pm

Clear Skies And Colder Temperatures For This Evening
At the 4 o’clock hour for Central Alabama, skies are sunny across the entire area with the exception of some pesky clouds still hanging tough in the extreme southern parts of the area over Troy and Eufaula. All rain has pushed well out of the state to the south. Behind the front, the wind is still averaging at 10-20 MPH, with gusts up to 25 MPH at times.

Temperatures Across Central Alabama
Temperatures at this hour are ranging from 50 degrees in the northern parts of the area, to the low 60s in the south. The warm spot is Eufaula at 61 degrees. The cool spots are currently Haleyville and Cullman at 50 degrees.

Weather For This Evening And The Overnight Hours
A clear night is expected for this evening, and overnight lows will be in the low to mid 30s. Winds will be averaging 5-10 MPH out of the northwest, making it feel 5 to 7 degrees cooler than the actual temperature.

The Last Friday Of 2016
Temperatures will start off in the low to mid 30s across Central Alabama, and with a day filled with sunshine, temperatures will only make it into the upper 40s to mid 50s across the area from the northeast to the southwest. Winds will once again be out of the northwest at 5-10 MPH, and that will make wind chill temperatures feel 3 to 6 degrees cooler than the actual temperature. Clouds will be on the increase during the evening and overnight hours ahead of our next rain maker that will be moving in for the weekend and throughout the first part of next week. Overnight lows will be in the low 20s to the mid 30s.

Rain Returns For The New Years Weekend
A pattern of active weather returns for Central Alabama, and this means our weather will change quickly. Saturday will start off dry, but clouds and rain will rapidly increase through the day from the south and west. Soaking rains are expected for Sunday and for the first several days of 2017. We could even see some storms along the way through Monday. Beneficial rains should fall with this event, which will continue to help decrease our deficits in our drought conditions through the area. Temperatures this weekend should be in the 60s for highs.

Headed Out Of State To Bowl Games
Alabama is in Atlanta for the Peach Bowl against the Washington Huskies, Saturday afternoon 2:00 PM kickoff inside the Georgia Dome. The day looks cloudy and rain is expected to move into North Georgia during the evening hours on Saturday. Highs will be in the lower 50s in Downtown Atlanta. Weather won’t impact the game since it is indoors.

Auburn is heading to New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl against the Oklahoma Sooners, for a 7:30 PM kickoff inside the Super Dome on Monday, January 2. The weather looks rather wet and unsettled down in the Big Easy with temperatures in the 70s. Once again, weather will not impact this game as it is indoors.

First Full Week Of 2017
The first half of the will remain mild and unsettled with rain continuing through at least Tuesday. Another strong cold front looks to arrive midweek, and that could mean another round of strong and severe storms. Also, the second half of next week should be much colder behind the front with 40s expected for highs late in the week.

Headed To The Beach
Cloudy skies with multiple chances of rain throughout the rest of the week and weekend, with the exception of Friday, where skies will be mostly clear. See the complete Gulf Coast 7-Day Planner here..

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Scott Martin is an operational meteorologist, professional graphic artist, musician, husband, and father. Not only is Scott a member of the National Weather Association, but he is also the Central Alabama Chapter of the NWA president. Scott is also the co-founder of Racecast Weather, which provides forecasts for many racing series across the USA. He also supplies forecasts for the BassMaster Elite Series events including the BassMaster Classic.

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