A FEW SHOWERS TONIGHT: One more clipper type system will roll through Alabama tonight, with potential for a few scattered rain or snow showers over the northern third of Alabama. Like the clipper this morning, precipitation will be light and we expect no impact.
A FEW SHOWERS: A couple of clipper type systems will bring the risk of scattered showers to the northern quarter of the state over the next 24 hours, but most of Alabama will stay cool and dry. The first disturbance will bring a few showers this morning to North Alabama; there is some potential for a snow shower over the northeast corner of the state (no impact if any snow falls). Otherwise, today will feature a mix of sun and clouds with a high in the mid 50s.
RADAR CHECK: Clouds cover much of Alabama this afternoon, but as expected, rain today has been very light and spotty. Most places haven’t seen enough rain to measure, and we are seeing just a few light showers over the southeast part of the state at mid-afternoon. Temperatures are in the upper 40s and low 50s; the average high for January 31 at Birmingham is 55.
CLOUDY, COOL DAY: We will mention scattered light rain in the forecast today, but like the system this past Wednesday many Alabama communities won’t have enough rain to measure due to limited moisture. Otherwise, today will be mostly cloudy and cool with a high between 50 and 55 degrees.
RADAR CHECK: Most of the rain across Alabama this afternoon is over the southern half of the state, south of a line from Eutaw to Clanton to Alexander City. There are a few sprinkles over the Tennessee Valley of far North Alabama, otherwise the sky is cloudy with temperatures mostly in the 50s. Rain ends this evening, and we expect gradual clearing tonight. Some fog is possible after midnight.
CLEARING: The sky is clearing nicely over the northern half of Alabama this afternoon; temperatures are mostly in the 50s, right at seasonal averages for Late January. Clouds over South Alabama should dissipate this evening. Tonight will be mostly fair with a low in the 30s.
TODAY: A fast moving weather disturbance brought some scattered light rain to Alabama last night, but most all of that is now east of the state this morning. We expect morning clouds giving way to a partly sunny afternoon; the high today should be in the mid to upper 50s. The average high for Birmingham on January 27 is 55.
CLOUDY DAY: Clouds will hang tough over Alabama today, and we note some patchy light rain over the northern half of the state at daybreak. While most of the day will be dry, a bit of light rain is possible in scattered spots; temperatures will hold in the 50s. The average high for Birmingham on January 17 is 54.
RADAR CHECK: Most of Alabama is dry this afternoon, although we do note some light rain over Pickens and Lamar counties of West Alabama. The sky is partly sunny over the eastern part of the state, and temperatures are between 55 and 62 over North Alabama, with low 70s down to the south. Tonight will be mostly cloudy; temperatures will drop into the upper 30s over the northern counties of the state.
HAPPY NEW YEAR! We begin the year with a mostly sunny, cool day across Alabama. Temperatures are near the freezing mark early this morning, but we expect a high in the mid to upper 50s later today, with 60s possible over the southern counties of the state. Clouds will roll in tonight, however, in advance of a developing storm system to the west.
James Spann
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