Alabama’s Most Detailed Seven Day Forecast

Friday afternoon, December 13, 2024
Forecaster: Ryan Stinnett

FINALLY FRIDAY: Today is featuring more clouds and temperatures near average with highs in the mid and upper 50s. Tonight will be cold, but not as cold as recent nights, expect lows in the upper 30s and lower 40s with passing clouds.

BIRMINGHAM ALMANAC: For December 13th, the average high for Birmingham is 57° and the average low is 38°. The record high is 79° set in 1911, while the record low is 1° set in 1962. We average 0.16” of precipitation on this date, and the record value is 4.50” set in 1920.

ACROSS THE USA: Moderate to heavy lake-effect snow and gusty winds will continue Friday downwind of the Lake Ontario. The combination of heavy snow and gusty winds will bring hazardous driving conditions. A couple of Pacific Storms may bring the potential for significant low elevation rain and higher elevation snow from central California to the Pacific Northwest through the weekend.

WEEKEND WEATHER: Clouds will be increasing tomorrow ahead of an approaching front, but the day should be dry, with the exception of Northwest Alabama where a few showers could sneak in later tomorrow afternoon. Tomorrow night and into Sunday some showers are in the forecast. Any rain will be light and spotty with rainfall totals less than half an inch where it falls, and the greatest chance of rain will be over northern half of the state. Temperatures tomorrow and Sunday will be in the upper 50s to lower 60s.

NEXT WEEK: Highs will be mostly in the mid to upper 60s for the first half of the week, but then dropping into the 50s for the second half of the week. Nighttime temperatures will be above freezing. With the frontal boundary stalling across the area, we are going to leave the chance for isolated daily showers in the forecast most of the week. Again, rain amounts will be light and spotty and isolated in coverage. Looking long range, the global models are suggesting another surge of cold air arriving next weekend.

WORLD TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation outside the U.S. was 115.5F at Skukuza, South Africa. The lowest observation was -58.2F at Verhojansk, Russia.

CONTIGUOUS TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation was 81F at Marana, AZ. The lowest observation was -22F at Eveleth, MN.