Midday Nowcast: Cold Day Despite Sunshine in Full Supply
A reinforcing shot of cold air is dropping into Alabama today, and temperatures remain well-below average with highs struggling to climb out of the 40s despite plenty of sunshine.
A reinforcing shot of cold air is dropping into Alabama today, and temperatures remain well-below average with highs struggling to climb out of the 40s despite plenty of sunshine.
Expect a hard freeze across North Alabama the next two mornings.
The week ahead will be marked by chilly conditions across Alabama.
Marsha Gardner’s grandmother used to make her corn pudding many years ago, and “we always thought it was dessert,” the Florala resident recalled. But Gardner prefers to serve it as a side dish. “It’s something unusual that you don’t see every day,” she says.
After waking up with a widespread freeze this morning with morning lows starting off in the lower 20s to the upper 20s in North/Central Alabama, and in the upper 20s to the mid 30s in South Alabama, today’s highs will top out in the upper 40s in the northeast to the upper 50s with mostly sunny skies and winds out of the northwest.
It is a cold and breezy day across Alabama, despite plenty of sunshine, temperatures are struggling to climb out of the 40s. Add in that brisk north wind and wind chills have been in the 20s and 30s today.
Cold weather safety is important! Here are some common tips to follow during the upcoming cold snap.
The rain and storms are out of here and the cold front is making its way through the state. This afternoon, temperatures are falling as a much drier and colder air mass blows into the state.
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The line of storms has made it southward and now stretches from Butler to Selma to Alexander City to Wedowee, and so far, the line has behaved on its path through the state. The severe weather threat has ended for those north of the line of storms.
Instability has started to increase across the southern half of the state, especially along the I-65 corridor and west.
As we are making our way to the midnight hour just before we yell out, “gobble, gobble” and feast on our favorite Thanksgiving foods, we do have to get through our little severe weather threat from now through the pre-dawn hours.
Sysco recently donated 200 turkeys to distribute to Alabama National Guard (ALNG) soldiers and airmen in need during this holiday season.
Please use caution if you are driving tonight or early Wednesday morning. Fog may reduce visibilities to near zero with little warning.