Cold Night Ahead
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COLD, BLUSTERY DAY: Temperatures are only in the mid to upper 30s across much of North Alabama at mid-afternoon, with a gusty north wind making it feel colder. The sky is clearing, and any lingering clouds will fade away over the next few hours.
Tonight will be clear and cold with diminishing wind; most places will see a low between 21 and 26 degrees; colder valleys across North Alabama have a chance of reaching the upper teens.
TOMORROW: Expect sunshine in full supply, and a warming trend begins tomorrow afternoon with a high around 50 degrees.
WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY: Our weather stays dry during the day Wednesday, with a mix of sun and clouds and a high between 56 and 59. Clouds thicken Wednesday night, and a little light rain is possible as far north as I-20, but the best chance of rain will come over the southern half of Alabama with a surface low moving through the Gulf of Mexico.
Another disturbance in the northern branch of the jet stream could bring a few snow flurries to the Tennessee Valley of North Alabama late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning, but with very limited moisture we expect no impact if we do see snow flakes.
Thursday will be colder with gradual clearing and a high in the mid 40s.
FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND: A nice warm-up headlines the forecast. Friday will be a bright, sunny day with a high in the mid 50s; then on Saturday with a partly sunny sky the high will be in the low 60s. A clipper type system will bring some clouds Sunday, and maybe even a shower over Northeast Alabama, but with limited moisture and weak dynamics any rain should be light and spotty Sunday afternoon. The GFS is printing a high of 63 for Birmingham Sunday afternoon.
LONG RANGE: Still no sign of any long lasting outbreak of bitterly cold air air for Alabama and the Deep South through mid-February… see the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.
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