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Mild December Days Ahead; Dry Through Friday

| December 14, 2021 @ 3:14 pm

PLEASANT DECEMBER DAY: With a sunny sky, temperatures are in the 60s across most of Alabama this afternoon. Humidity values are low, and tonight will be clear and cool with a low in the 40s for most communities.

Dry weather continues through Friday with a warming trend. Expect lots of sunshine tomorrow, followed by a partly sunny sky Thursday and Friday. Tomorrow’s high will be close to 70, followed by low to mid 70s Thursday and Friday, not far from record warmth. Here are the records for Birmingham…

Tomorrow (December 15) 77 (1971)
Thursday (December 16) 76 (1924)
Friday (December 17) 73 (1984)

THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: A cold front will bring clouds and showers to the state Saturday. This won’t be an “all day” rain, but occasional showers are likely. Some thunder is possible as the air will be unstable, but severe storms are not expected with weak dynamic forcing. The high Saturday afternoon will be in the 67-71 degree range. The front will drift down to near the Gulf Coast late Saturday night, and the latest global model data suggests much of the day Sunday will be cool and dry with highs in the 50s. The sky will feature more clouds than sun Sunday, and showers should be few and far between.

A wave of low pressure rides along the front, setting the stage for more rain Sunday night into Monday. The weather stays cool Monday with a high in the 50s.

REST OF NEXT WEEK: Dry weather is expected Tuesday through Thursday… a cold front could bring showers toward the end of the week. Highs will be in the 50s Tuesday and Wednesday, then back in the 60s Thursday and Friday. Still looks like temperatures will be above average across the Deep South on Christmas Day… See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.

ON THIS DATE IN 1952: Trace of snow or sleet at or near Pensacola, Crestview, DeFuniak Springs, Quincy, Carrabelle, Tallahassee, St. Marks, Monticello, Madison, Mayo, Live Oak, Lake City, Glen St. Mary, and Hilliard in Florida. Frozen precipitation occurred before noon at most points, but happened in the afternoon at Mayo and Lake City and near Hilliard. Temperatures were above freezing and snow or sleet melted as it fell.

ON THIS DATE IN 1997: What was expected to be a cold rain turned out to be one of the biggest snow events on record across parts of the Deep South. A cold core upper low provided dynamic cooling, and rain changed to heavy, wet snow across parts of Central Mississippi and Alabama the morning of Sunday, December 14, 1997. Snow amounts of around 8 inches were reported around Jackson, MS, with amounts of 2-4 inches across parts of West Alabama in places like Demopolis.

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