Colder air is blowing into Alabama today. The sky is clearing and we have a brisk north wind blowing in those colder temperatures as highs today are holding in the 50s for most locations. The sky will clear tonight and the winds will relax and temperatures will take a tumble.
FREEZE WARNING: Colder air rolls into Alabama today along with a brisk north wind. Temperatures will hold in the 50s over the northern half of the state despite a mostly sunny sky. A freeze warning is in effect tonight for most of Alabama, as far south as Jackson, Brewton, Troy, and Eufaula.
RADAR CHECK: The line of showers along the cold front at mid-afternoon runs from near Thomasville to Prattville to Lafayette. Behind the front, temperatures are in the 50s, while low 80s are reported across the southeast corner of Alabama. The front will continue to move southward this afternoon, and all of the Deep South will be in the colder air tonight.
A cold front is moving through Alabama bringing a band of showers and storms. At this writing of this forecast, the line of storms was stretching from Scottsboro to Cullman to Fayette and it continues to move south and east through the state quickly.
SHARP COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH TODAY: Just before sunrise temperatures are in the upper 60s across much of Alabama with a cloudy sky and gusty south wind. A sharp cold front will move through the state today with a few showers, and possibly a thunderstorm.
RADAR CHECK: Heavier showers and a few thunderstorms are pushing through Southeast Alabama this afternoon; a few stray showers are over the central counties of the state. But, the sky has started to clear over West Alabama, and that clearing will continue this evening as dry air pushes into the state.
BLUE SKY: Not a cloud in the sky across Alabama this afternoon; temperatures are in the 50s over the northern half of the state, with 60s to the south. Colder air drops into the state tonight, and most places will be in the 24-34 degree range by daybreak tomorrow.
COLD AIR SO FAR: A sharp, well defined cold front is near the northwest corner of Alabama just before daybreak. It will move through the state today, setting the stage for falling temperatures over the northern half of the state with a very cool north wind. Temperatures will be in the 40s over the northern third of the state by mid afternoon, while South Alabama is close to 80.
RADAR CHECK: Patches of light rain continue across Alabama this afternoon, mainly over the eastern half of the state, ahead of a sharp cold front. Light rain ends this evening, and the sky will clear late tonight as we experience a major airmass change.
RADAR CHECK: Rain is fairly widespread across Alabama this afternoon as a cold front continues to roll through the state. Stronger thunderstorms are pushing through the far southern counties and into the Florida Panhandle. Heavier storms there will be produce strong gusty winds and lots of lightning as they move through.
LATE SEASON FREEZE: Drier, colder air is over Alabama this morning… the sky will be partly to mostly sunny today with a high between 55 and 65 degrees. A freeze warning is in effect for much of North and Central Alabama for tonight and tomorrow night as temperatures drop into the 25-35 degree range.
RADAR CHECK: Rain continues just before daybreak in areas easy and south of Birmingham… that rain will be ending soon, and we expect clearing from northwest to southeast this morning. Most communities will be under a sunny sky this afternoon, but the day will be breezy and sharply colder with highs in the 40s over the northern third of the state.
THIS MORNING: A cold front bisects Alabama early this morning… temperatures are in the 30s and 40s north of the front, mild air is south of front with 60s across much of Southeast Alabama. Some light rain and drizzle continues in the cold air north of the front, and a winter weather advisory remains in effect for Colbert, Lauderdale, and Limestone counties. Thankfully temperatures there are generally a degree or two above freezing
BIG SPREAD: As advertised, there is a huge range of temperatures across Alabama this afternoon. At 2:00p CT… the range was from 40 at Haleyville to 77 at Mobile. Clouds cover much of the state, although the sun is peeking out at times over the southern counties.
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