The Weather Briefing for Christmas Eve — The “Arctic Tundra” Weather Hangs Around Through the Weekend

THE CHRISTMAS WEEKEND IN CENTRAL ALABAMA
While there will be plenty of sunshine across the area on Christmas Eve, that magical 540 line will be south of us meaning conditions will be cold once again. Lows will once again range from the single digits to the mid teens across the area, with nearly everyone in the area staying below freezing as highs will only top out in the mid 20s to the lower 30s.

Hard Freeze Warning valid until 9 am Monday morning.

Just a reminder that a Wind Chill Warning continues until midday today for the Tennessee Valley counties, while a Wind Chill Advisory continues for all of Central Alabama until midday. A Hard Freeze Warning continues for all of Central Alabama until 9 am Monday morning.

Christmas Day will be a little warmer as most locations will finally make it above the freezing mark. However, early morning lows will start the day off in the teens across the area. Afternoon highs will top out in the lower 30s to the lower 40s with sunny skies.

THE WORK WEEK AHEAD
A shortwave will move across Kentucky, Tennessee, and the extreme northern parts of Alabama on Monday that will bring the chance of some light snow to those states to our north. The southern end will be starved of moisture, and while a couple of flurries will be possible during the day, there will be no snow for Central Alabama. Early mornings will be frigid, in the mid to upper teens, with afternoon highs 30s to the mid 40s across the area.

A warming trend will start on Tuesday as we start to see ridging start to move in. Early morning lows will be in the lower to mid 20s with highs reaching the lower 40s to the lower 50s with sunny skies.

Humidity levels will begin to rise on Wednesday as the flow across the area will be coming from the south. Skies will be mostly sunny, and it will be warmer. Morning lows will be in the mid to upper 20s, but will warm into the lower 50s to the lower 60s for the afternoon highs.

A short wave starts to organize to our west on Thursday, but models keep us dry at this point. A few clouds will begin to move in by afternoon, and I wouldn’t rule out a stray shower after midnight. The day will start off in the mid 30s to the mid 40s, and top out in the upper 50s to the mid 60s by the afternoon.

And at the end of the forecast period on Friday… the short wave approaches and eventually moves into the area by the late afternoon hours. Rain chances will increase across the area from the southwest and eventually will be likely over the western half of the area by midnight. Morning lows in the 40s with highs in the lower 60s to right around 70 degrees.

ON THIS DAY IN WEATHER HISTORY – 1988
Early morning thunderstorms developing along a cold front spawned a powerful tornado at Franklin, TN, which killed one person, injured seven others, and caused eight million dollars damage.

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