Midday Nowcast: Back into the Deep Freeze

The next surge of Arctic air is invading Alabama and the Deep South today. The sky is clearing and highs today will only be in the 30s. Add in a blustery north wind, and wind chills will be in the teens later today, and will be in the single digits overnight. Hard Freeze Warnings are in effect for much of Alabama tonight and tomorrow night, and Wind Chill Advisory is in effect for at least the northern third of the state as wind chills could even fall below zero. Lows will be in the teens for most of the state tomorrow and Sunday mornings and those colder spots will again see single digits lows. Most of North/Central Alabama will stay below freezing all day tomorrow. Sunday will begin the warming trend as highs climb into 40s. Both days this weekend will feature sunshine in full supply.

WARMER, WETTER NEXT WEEK: A drastic change in the weather for Alabama next week, as warmer weather returns. We go from the frigid Arctic air over the weekend, to above average temperatures for much of next week. Afternoon highs will return the 50s to start the week, followed by 60s and 70s for the second half of the week. The pattern will be active and rain chances will be in the forecast much of next week. Rainfall totals the next seven days for much of Alabama will be in the 1”-3” range with some higher amounts possible.

BEACH FORECAST CENTER: Get the latest weather and rip current forecasts for the beaches from Fort Morgan to Panama City on our Beach Forecast Center page. There, you can select the forecast of the region that you are interested in visiting.

WORLD TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation outside the U.S. was 112.8F at Telfer, Australia. The lowest observation was -70.4F at Yurty, Russia.

CONTIGUOUS TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation was 85F at Big Piney Key, FL. The lowest observation was -28F at Forest Center, MN.

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