Late Afternoon Weather Check-Up

THE REST OF YOUR SUNDAY: At the 3 pm roundup, temperatures were in the 50s all across Central Alabama, ranging from as warm as 58º in both Troy and Demopolis, to as cool as 53º in Gadsden, Prattville, and Talladega. Birmingham was at 54º. That should be getting very close to our daytime highs for the day, as they are to top out in the mid to upper 50s. With mainly clear skies tonight, temperatures will drop pretty quickly, with lows reaching the lower 30s.

FREEZE WARNING: NWS Birmingham has issued a Freeze Warning for the overnight hours starting at 1 am and set to expire at 10 am Monday morning for all counties in Central Alabama.

WARMER WEATHER ON MONDAY: Monday will be an even better day, as high pressure will be just off to our east, which will pull warmer air up into the area. Skies will be mostly sunny, with highs in the 60s across Central Alabama. However, a few showers will be possible after midnight as a system approaches from the west.

ON THIS DAY IN WEATHER HISTORY: 1993 — The “Great Super Storm Blizzard of ’93” clobbered the eastern U.S. on this day and produced perhaps the largest swath of heavy snow ever recorded. Heavy snow was driven to the Gulf Coast, with 3 inches falling at Mobile. 13 inches blanketed Birmingham, Alabama to set not only a new 24-hour snowfall record for any month, but also set a record for maximum snow depth, maximum snow for a single storm, and maximum snow for a single month.

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