Snow Showers To Kick Off The Weekend
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THIS AFTERNOON: Nice to see the sunshine across North Alabama this afternoon; temperatures are generally in the mid to upper 50s. The sky will stay clear tonight, and we drop into the mid 30s by daybreak tomorrow.
We turn colder in coming days; the high will be near 50 tomorrow, and in the upper 40s Friday. Expect a mix of sun and clouds tomorrow, and the sky becomes mostly cloudy Friday. A few snow showers will likely move into the northern half of Alabama Friday night.
WINTRY WEEKEND: Not much change in the overall thinking. Snow showers are likely from about midnight Friday night through 9:00 p.m. Saturday. The snow won’t be continuous, and the showers will be somewhat scattered, but a few heavier convective bursts of snow will be possible thanks to a deep, cold core upper low moving over North Alabama.
Below is the GFS snow depth valid at midnight Saturday night…
Looks like a dusting up to one-half inch on grassy areas for the northern two-thirds of Alabama; isolated amounts over one inch are possible across higher terrain of Northeast Alabama, mainly above 1,000 feet. Temperatures will be above freezing, and for now travel problems are not expected.
Otherwise, the day Saturday will be windy and cold as we will have a hard time getting into the low 40s. It will be raw and blustery.
COLD MORNINGS: We project lows between 23 and 28 early Sunday, and in the 20-25 degree range early Monday. Colder valleys across North Alabama have a good chance of seeing upper teens at daybreak Monday, very close to record levels for early March in Alabama. We should mention Sunday will be cold and dry with a high in the low to mid 40s.
NEXT WEEK: A warming trend begins Monday afternoon; we might see the low 60s by Tuesday. A cold front will bring a chance of showers Tuesday night, followed by cooler air Wednesday. The rain Tuesday night won’t be too heavy with very limited moisture. See the morning Weather Xtreme video for more long range ideas.
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