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Rain Is Gone; Clouds Hang Tough

| January 2, 2013 @ 6:01 am

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CLOUDS STICK AROUND: Yesterday’s rain was a “good rain” for Alabama. A slow, all day soaker with no severe weather, no thunder, no lightning, no flooding. The kind of rain you pay good money for in the summer. Most places had between 1.00″ and 1.50″. The rain ended late last night, but the clouds are still in place this morning thanks to a southwest flow aloft over the colder air. I don’t think we see any sunshine today, and temperatures won’t get out of the 40s. But, the day will be dry.

REST OF THE WEEK: A disturbance will bring rain to the immediate Gulf Coast late tonight and early tomorrow, but that stays well to the south of here, and we expect the sun to finally make an appearance tomorrow. The day will be cool with an early morning low just below freezing, followed by a high around 50 degrees. Friday will be very similar; a good supply of sunshine with a sub-freezing low followed by a high near 50.

WEEKEND PREVIEW: Not much change; the weather will feature seasonal temperatures and we don’t expect any rain. An upper trough will bring some clouds Saturday night and Sunday, but the low levels are very dry and I don’t see any reason to mention a chance of rain for now. Highs over the weekend will remain in the low to mid 50s. We will probably be a little above freezing early Sunday due to clouds, but we go back into the 20s at daybreak Monday.

NEXT WEEK: The dry, cool weather continues for the first half of the week, but the GFS hints at the next rain event coming toward the end of the week on Thursday or Friday (1/10-11).

VOODOO LAND: Global models sure look cold for the latter half of January. The kind of cold that covers the eastern half of the nation, and could easily drive us well down into the teens at some point. See the Weather Xtreme video for details. Snow lovers have a little hope around Jan 12-13 for light accumulation, but the cold is the big story.

BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP WEATHER: Monday of next week looks warm and humid in Miami with a mix of sun and clouds. We project a kickoff temperature in the low 70s for the Alabama/Notre Dame game, with the chance of a passing shower in the 20 to 30 percent range during the game. Very routine weather for South Florida in January.

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James Spann is one of the most recognized and trusted television meteorologists in the industry. He holds the AMS CCM designation and television seals from the AMS and NWA. He is a past winner of the Broadcast Meteorologist of the Year from both professional organizations.

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