Beautiful But Very Cool At Midday

Even with mostly clear skies overhead across much of Central Alabama as of 12:30 pm, temperatures are still rather chilly and well below seasonal averages at this point. The coldest spot was Haleyville at 39 degrees, while the warmest spot was Tuscaloosa at 52 degrees. Birmingham was only up to 50 degrees. The wind is not helping matters out either, especially with gusts as high as 18 MPH out of the north and northwest, making the wind chill values run around 6 degrees cooler than the actual temperature.

WEATHER FOR THE REST OF YOUR MONDAY: Remaining clouds will continue to diminish during the afternoon and into the early evening hours, but conditions will remain rather cool and breezy. Afternoon highs will top out in the mid-40s to the lower 50s across the area, but wind chill values will be running at least 5 degrees below those actual temperatures. For tonight and into the overnight hours, skies will be mainly clear and it will be mighty cold, with lows dipping down into the mid-20s to the lower 30s.

NOT MUCH BETTER ON TUESDAY: Central Alabama will bask in plenty of sunshine, but the only problem will be those temperatures will not be any warmer with all of the sun. Afternoon highs will only top out in the 40s with only the extreme southeastern parts of the area possibly touching 50 degrees.

STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS STILL LOOK POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY: With the holiday season now here, I know a few communities probably have parades scheduled for Saturday, but we are continuing to see the possibility of strong to possibly severe thunderstorms occurring throughout the day. The latest run of the GFS continues to show a decent amount of instability and shear across Central Alabama throughout the daylight hours, especially in the morning. The good news for now is that it looks like much of the rain will be out of here by Saturday evening. Too early for specifics and timing, but we’ll get a better idea about that within the next day or so. If you have something planned on Saturday, just keep checking back with us on that forecast.

THE TROPICS: All is quiet across the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea, and no new tropical cyclones are expected to form within the next 5 days. There are only 4 days remaining in the Atlantic Hurricane Season.

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ON THIS DAY IN WEATHER HISTORY: 1988 – Thunderstorms produced severe weather over the Central Gulf Coast States during the late morning and afternoon hours. Five tornadoes were reported in Mississippi, with the tornadoes causing a million dollars damage at Ruleville, and in Warren County. In Utah, the town of Alta was blanketed with 15 inches of snow overnight, and during the day was buried under another 16.5 inches of snow.

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