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Wet With Falling Temperatures

| November 12, 2012 @ 6:21 am

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TEMPS GO THE WRONG WAY: We begin this Monday with rain over much of Alabama ahead of a strong cold front that is near the northwest corner of the state at daybreak. There won’t be any severe weather, just rain and some thunder, and the bulk of the rain should be over by midday or early afternoon as the wet weather ends from west to east. Rain amounts of about 1/2 inch are likely; some spots might see up to 3/4″.

The high for today will come early this morning, as temperatures are in the 60s over North-Central Alabama to start the day. Plan appropriately as you dress; we will fall through the 50s today, reaching the 40s by mid to late afternoon. Northwest Alabama could even reach the 40s by the lunch hour. Bottom line is that it will be a wet, cold, and rather miserable day.

FREEZE EARLY TOMORROW: The GFS is printing a low of 30 degrees for Birmingham early tomorrow, and that sounds right. A deep, cold airmass is over the Central U.S. this morning, with sub-zero cold over parts of Montana and North Dakota with a big snow pack. With a clearing sky and diminishing wind, freezing temperatures are indeed likely over much of North and Central Alabama early tomorrow, with most places seeing a low in the 26 to 33 degree range.

REST OF THE WEEK: We will be dry tomorrow through Friday with a slow, day to day warming trend. We reach the mid 50s tomorrow, followed by a high near 60 Wednesday. Then, low 60s are a good bet Thursday, followed by mid 60s Friday. Days will be mostly sunny, and nights fair and cold. We should note another freeze is possible early Wednesday morning, but lows won’t be as cold early Thursday and Friday.

WEEKEND PEEK: For now our weekend looks dry, with highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s early Saturday, and 30s at daybreak Sunday. Another nor’easter type storm will develop just off the U.S. Atlantic coast over the weekend, but there will be no direct impact on Alabama, other than pulling down slightly cooler air Sunday.

THANKSGIVING FORECAST: Long time readers know there is little skill in a specific forecast beyond seven days, but we can peek at next week and give you some ideas. Better yet, watch the Weather Xtreme video for the graphics.

The latest GFS run in hand suggests showers will be possible over about the northern half of Alabama on Thanksgiving Day and “Black Friday”, but nothing too heavy, and no severe weather. But again, this is just an idea, we won’t be able to give a specific forecast until later in the week.

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