Some Snow Late Tonight; A Brighter Weekend

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GLOOMY, COLD, WET: Low clouds, fog, and drizzle can be found across most of North and Central Alabama this afternoon; temperatures are holding in the 40s. The bulk of the heavier rain has moved east of the state, for now, into Georgia.

SNOW FLAKES? As the surface low moves northeast tonight, and a deep upper trough moves overhead, light rain will change to light snow over North Alabama after midnight. The morning data set suggests no need to change our forecast thinking; it will generally be a low impact event.

A little accumulation is possible on grassy areas overnight, mainly north of U.S. 278 (north of a line from Hamilton to Cullman to Gadsden), and no travel impacts are expected other than the chance of a few slick spots on bridges over far North Alabama. Most of this happens between 2 and 6 a.m., so most of you will simply sleep through it.

IMPROVING WEEKEND WEATHER: The sky will become mostly sunny tomorrow as dry air works into the state; the high will be close to 50 degrees. Sunday looks very nice, with ample sunshine and a high in the upper 50s.

NEXT WEEK: An Alberta Clipper will pass northeast of Alabama Monday. I guess a raindrop or snow flake is possible over the northeast corner of Alabama (DeKalb/Jackson Counties), but most of the state will be dry with a high between 47 and 50. Then, the rest of the week looks cool and dry, with highs mostly in the 50s and lows mostly in the 30s.

ARCTIC BLAST AS FEBRUARY BEGINS? We are seeing increasing evidence of a shot of very cold air down into the eastern half of the U.S. in about 8-9 days. The Arctic Oscillation (AO) and North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) both go negative, and a deep upper trough is forecast to form over the eastern part of North America. This could set up a cross polar flow, and it could be very cold around here in the Feb 1-3 time frame. Too early to be specific, but confidence is increasing in this possibility.

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I had a great time today visiting with the kids at Stemley Road Elementary School in Talladega County… be looking for them on the Pepsi KIDCAM today at 5:00 on ABC 33/40 News! My next Weather Xtreme video will be posted here Monday morning by 7:00 a.m…. Brian Peters will have the video updates tomorrow and Sunday. Enjoy the weekend!

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Category: Alabama's Weather