Midday Nowcast: Cloudy and Cold with Gradual Afternoon Clearing

The sky is cloudy but the sky will be clearing and the sun should return for most places this afternoon, but highs will be struggling to climb out to the 30s for many locations. The winds will gradually decrease today as well, but it is certainly giving the cold air an extra bite today.

Tonight will be clear and cold with lows in the 20s. I am already missing the 70s and 80s we had across the state last week.

REST OF THE WEEK: Tomorrow will be a sunny day and warmer with temperatures returning to the mid 50s. Dry weather continues Wednesday with highs again in the 50s, but clouds will increase by afternoon. Another cold front will bring periods of light rain to the state Thursday; the precipitation could begin as a wintry mix over the Tennessee Valley of far North Alabama Thursday morning. Thursday will be feature highs in the 50s. Behind the front, expect another shot of cold air. Friday morning lows will be well down in the 20s, and despite it being sunny Friday, highs will hold in the 40s.

THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: Saturday will be dry, partly sunny, and warmer with highs back in the mid-50s. Sunday will be a mostly cloudy day with some rain possible, especially late in the afternoon into Sunday night. Sunday’s high will be in the low 60s.

BEACH FORECAST CENTER: Get the latest weather and rip current forecasts for the beaches from Fort Morgan to Panama City on our Beach Forecast Center page. There, you can select the forecast of the region that you are interested in visiting.

WORLD TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation outside the U.S. was 114.1F at Jervois, Australia. The lowest observation was -67.4F at Ekyuchchyu, Russia.

CONTIGUOUS TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation was 88F at Immokalee, FL. The lowest observation was -41F at Celina, MN.

WEATHER ON THIS DATE IN 1777: An overnight freeze enabled George Washington and his troops to flank the British at Trenton, cross their lines at Princeton, and seek security in the hills of northern New Jersey.

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