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Quite a Dichotomy

| November 23, 2012 @ 4:01 pm

There is quite a dichotomy in the weather across Alabama this afternoon, thanks to a cold front that is cutting across the state.

The front is just south of the I-20 corridor at this hour. It was heralded by a about a 100 mile wide band of fairly thick clouds. It was associated with a line of showers and some isolated thunder through the overnight hours, but it weakened shortly after sunrise this morning. There probably have been a few sprinkles this afternoon across Central Alabama, but they haven’t amounted to much at all. The sprinkles were coming from some deeper moisture that accumulated just ahead of the front.

There is much drier air coming southeast behind the front. The dewpoint at Birmingham is 52F, while in Tupelo, it is 27F!

The late afternoon Skycam grabs superimposed on this picture show the dichotomy visually. Clear at Hamilton behind the front, and clear at Montgomery behind the front, while there were thick, wintry clouds at Birmingham.

Skies will clear quickly overnight in the I-20/59 corridors. Lows will drop into the lower 30s in the I-59 corridor, with some upper 20s in normally colder locations, and slightly milder readings to the southeast.

Tomorrow will be a chilly, brisk day, with temperatures struggling to get out of the 40s and an even cooler northerly breeze.

Expect a widespread freeze tomorrow night with the coldest air of the season so far.

Still expecting a round of rain and perhaps some thunderstorms late Monday night into Tuesday.

Category: Alabama's Weather

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