Midday Nowcast: Gradual Clearing, Remaining Cold

THE SLOW THAW BEGINS: We are seeing upper level clouds across Alabama, but these will gradually move out through the afternoon and the sky will clear. After the frigid start to the day, we are seeing temperatures climb into the 40s this afternoon. Tonight will be very cold with lows in the upper teens and lower 20s. Tomorrow and Saturday will feature plenty of sunshine, but temperatures will remain below average with highs in the mid to upper 40s.

BIRMINGHAM ALMANAC: For January 23rd, the average high for Birmingham is 55° and the average low is 35°. The record high is 78° set in 1943, while the record low is 4° set in 1963. We average 0.17” of precipitation on this date and the record value is 2.46” set in 2019.

SUNDAY/MONDAY: On Sunday, clouds begin to increase as a weak disturbance will bring rain back to the northern half of the state Sunday afternoon. The rain should become widespread Sunday night into Monday. Rain amounts won’t be especially heavy, mainly under 1/2 inch. Highs these days will be in the upper 40s and lower 50s across the state.

REST OF NEXT WEEK: Next week will be warmer with highs in the 50s and low 60s, which will be where they should be for the final week of January. For now, forecast confidence is rather low due to model differences, but it looks like we could see a stalled front across much of the Deep South, which would keep the weather unsettled, meaning rain will be likely each day. By the weekend, a widespread rain event is expected as a storm system moves through around February 1st.

WORLD TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation outside the U.S. was 115.9F at Windorah Airport, Australia. The lowest observation was -67.9F at Suhana, Russia.

CONTIGUOUS TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation was 86F at Santa Ana, CA. The lowest observation was -34F at Peter Sinks, UT.

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