We’ll have one more quiet day today before an active pattern sets up, keeping rain in the forecast on each day through the work week ahead. Some strong to severe storms are possible on Monday.
We’ll have a brief cooldown starting today as a cold front moves through. Some of us may see a few sprinkles or flurries, but that is about it. Warmer temperatures move back in for the work week ahead until a strong cold front brings a chance for severe storms on Thursday.
Skies across Central Alabama are sunny as we are making the approach to the midday hour on this second “Hump Day” in February.
This special weather statement is for the following counties in North Alabama: Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, and Morgan.
Locations at higher elevations have already seen around a half an inch to an inch, and additional snow accumulations of up to one inch is possible. Most areas at lower elevations will only see a dusting to around a half an inch accumulate.
The latest runs of the models show that rain may stay to the south of the area on Tuesday. The GFS and European models have now agreed on a mainly dry solution on Friday, removing the threat of wintry mischief.
Dry and cool for the weekend; but, the models are playing “flip-flop” on the potential of some snow on Friday.
A bright but cool weekend can be expected, and into Monday, before showers come back into play on Tuesday. After that, some model madness is hinting at a snow chance on Friday.
Black ice is especially dangerous because you may not see it until you are on top of it. Slow down. Allow plenty of extra time to reach your destination and check road conditions via local media or the DOT before leaving home.
