Pleasant Tomorrow; Much Colder Thursday
**No afternoon Weather Xtreme video today; we are in Winfield for the First Alert Storm Team tour**
BLUE SKY AND SUNSHINE: After some stubborn clouds this morning, the sky is bright and sunny across the great state of Alabama this afternoon with temperatures in the 40s. We expect a clear, cold night ahead with a low near the freezing mark early tomorrow.
Then, we warm nicely during the day tomorrow with most communities enjoying a high in the low 60s. It will be our warmest day out of the next seven.
COLD AIR BLAST THURSDAY: A cold front comes through in dry fashion tomorrow night, and Thursday will be cold and blustery with a high only in the low 40s along with a chilly north wind of 15-25 mph. By daybreak Friday, we project lows in the 17-22 degree range for most of North/Central Alabama. Friday will be sunny but cold with a high in the mid 40s.
THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: Saturday will be cold and dry with a good supply of sunshine and a high in the 43-48 degree range. Then, yet another Arctic front passes through Saturday night, and Sunday looks like one of the colder days so far this winter. Despite a sunny sky, we will have a hard time getting past the mid 30s, and most places north of Birmingham will stay below freezing all day. The latest GFS is printing a low of 17 degrees for Birmingham early Sunday morning.
NEXT WEEK: Monday morning will feature another very significant freeze with a low down in the upper teens. Then, the day Monday will be partly sunny with a high in the mid 40s. A wave in the southern branch of the jet stream will bring our next chance of rain on Tuesday; the latest GFS run hints that there could be a window for the rain to change to snow Tuesday night as colder air moves into the state; way to early to know if this will happen at all. Just an idea worth watching in coming days.
FIRST ALERT STORM TEAM TOUR: Our annual severe weather awareness tour across Alabama rolls along; we will be in Winfield this evening. Just drop by anytime from 4:00 until 6:30… you can watch me do weather live on ABC 33/40, get some free stuff to take home, and have a chance to win several NOAA Weather Radios we will be giving away. If you need your weather radio programmed or checked, bring it by and we will be glad to help.
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I enjoyed seeing the 6th graders today at Clay Chalkville Middle School… and I hope to see many of you at Winfield this evening. The next Weather Xtreme video will be posted here by 7:00 a.m. tomorrow…
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