Cool Days, Chilly Nights
WILD WEATHER FINALLY CALMS DOWN: What a month. So far in January in Alabama… brutally cold air with single digit cold, a winter storm with snow, sleet, freezing rain and icy travel, severe thunderstorms with 18 tornadoes, flooding, and record warmth. A reminder this is one of the best weather markets in the country for a meteorologist.
But, it all calms down in coming days as a cool, stable airmass is dropping into the state this morning. This follows a cold front that brought showers and a few thunderstorms to the state last night; rain amounts were generally in the 1/2 inch range, with isolated heavier totals. Some reports from our team of Skywatchers…
Millport .73″
Coker .52″
Concord .48″
Northport .42″
Cottondale .41″
Mountain Brook .33″
TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND: Partly to mostly sunny cool days, fair chilly nights. Highs 50-55, lows 29-34 most mornings. We should reach the freezing mark early tomorrow morning for the first time since January 9. An approaching cold front will bring an increase in clouds Sunday afternoon, and maybe even a few sprinkles to parts of North Alabama Sunday evening, but moisture is limited and most places won’t see a drop. We do note a few flurries are possible Sunday north of Alabama over parts of Tennessee and Kentucky.
NEXT WEEK: The high will drop into the 40s Monday as colder air arrives following the Sunday night front, but the the rest of the week highs will be mostly in the 50s with lows in the 30s. Right at seasonal averages. And, no significant rain for the next seven days…
DROUGHT UPDATE: The new drought monitor released this morning shows a huge improvement across North/Central Alabama…
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I will be speaking at Somerby Retirement Community today in Greystone… and then I will be doing a weather program for the kids at Briarwood Christian School. Look for the next Weather Xtreme video here by 4:00 this afternoon… enjoy the day!
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