A Cooler And Calmer Day

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NWS survey teams will out today looking at the damage; we will relay their reports during the day as we receive them (from both the Birmingham and Jackson offices).

LOOKING AHEAD: The weather will be cooler today, with temperatures back to where they should be this time of the year, with a high in the mid 50s. We will be very close to freezing by daybreak tomorrow.

We can now get a good handle on our weekend wave on the old front, and the GFS and NAM agree that it will simply be too dry up here for any significant precipitation. And, the models are faster with the wave as well. Looks like we will see some increase in clouds tomorrow night, but that is out it. We can drop all mention of precipitation Sunday as the system will be well to the northeast by then. Colder air moves into the state Sunday and Monday, with a high near 50, and a low Monday morning below freezing.

NEXT WEEK AND BEYOND: The pattern looks colder and active for the rest of the month. The GFS advertises a number of northern Gulf of Mexico storm systems in coming weeks, giving the snow lovers some hope as occasional shots of Arctic air will be involved. The 06Z GFS shows a chance of rain Wednesday night of next week with a northern Gulf system, and another chance Friday night (one week from tonight, January 18). That system at the end of next week could tap some Arctic air on the northern periphery, so we will watch that closely in coming days.

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