COLD WINTER DAY: Clouds cover most of Alabama this afternoon with temperatures in the 30s… some spots across North Alabama are below freezing at mid-afternoon. Light rain is falling across parts of Southeast Alabama, with a little sleet in the mix in spots. That rain will end this evening, and the sky will clear from west to east tonight. Temperatures tomorrow morning will be very cold… expect lows in the 18-24 degree range.
RADAR CHECK: A “wintry mix” of freezing rain and sleet is falling across parts of Mobile and Baldwin counties early this morning, where a winter weather advisory is in effect for the potential for scattered bridge icing. Otherwise, it is a dry, cold morning with temperatures mostly in the 20s over the northern 2/3 of Alabama. Precipitation today will be confined to the far southern part of the state in the broad zone from Mobile to Dothan… the rest of the state will be cold and dry with a mix of sun and clouds.
COLD WINTER DAY: Temperatures are generally below freezing at mid-afternoon across North Alabama north of I-20, with readings in the 25-32 degree range. We are seeing mostly 30s across the rest of the state, and some rain continues across the southeast counties of the state ahead of the push of cold air.
COLD, WET: A cold front continues to push southward across Alabama early this morning, accompanied by a large area of rain. Temperatures are approaching the freezing mark across the Tennessee Valley at daybreak, and there remains some outside chance of a little light freezing rain or drizzle over the northern third of the state through mid-morning, but major icing issues are not expected.
CLEARING: The sky is clearing across Alabama this afternoon… the western and southern counties are enjoying lots of sunshine with temperatures in the 40s. However, clouds linger over some northern and eastern counties where temperatures are stuck in the 30s. Those lingering clouds will move out this evening, and the sky will be mostly clear statewide tonight, and temperatures will drop into the 20s early tomorrow morning.
COLD MONDAY: In the wake of the system that brought lots of rain and snow to Alabama over the weekend, a cold airmass lingers this morning. Temperatures are mostly in the 30s, and a few spots over North Alabama are below freezing. We expect clouds this morning to give way to a partly sunny sky this afternoon… the high will be in the mid 40s.
COLD, DRY DAY: Temperatures are in the 35-45 degree range across most of Alabama this afternoon with a mostly sunny sky. Tonight will be fair and cold with a low well down in the 20s again.
COLD START: Temperatures across the northern half of Alabama early this morning are generally in the 18-28 degree range, with wind chill indices between 10 and 18. We have actually seen a few reports of light snow flurries across the Tennessee Valley in the cold air. Lingering clouds will give way to a sunny sky today, and we project a high in the 37-42 degree range this afternoon. The average high for Birmingham on January 7 is 54.
RADAR CHECK: Showers continue ahead of a sharp cold front across East and South Alabama this afternoon. North of the front, temperatures are now below freezing across Northwest Alabama and the Tennessee Valley, but south of the boundary some spots have hit the low 70s. The front will continue southward this evening, and the cold air so far this season will settle into the state.
