After a review of the new 12Z model data… here is an update on what to expect tonight and tomorrow… *The severe weather risk for tonight remains very small; severe thunderstorms are not expected along the Arctic front. *The bulk of the precipitation with this event will be in the form of freezing rain and […]
An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player on the right sidebar of the blog. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. INTO THE 70s TODAY: We are projecting a high in the 72-76 degree range across North/Central Alabama today with […]
An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player on the right sidebar of the blog. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. WILD WEATHER SWINGS: A warm front is moving through North Alabama this afternoon; south of the front temperatures are […]
An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player on the right sidebar of the blog. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. ROLLER COASTER RIDE: Yet another complex forecast for Alabama. In the short term, temperatures will be much warmer. Today’s […]
An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player on the right sidebar of the blog. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. WILD WEATHER RIDE: We will maintain the chance of occasional showers across the great state of Alabama through tonight […]
An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player on the right sidebar of the blog. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. ANOTHER WILD WEEK: Strap in for yet another weather roller coaster ride this week, with potential for a high […]
Unfortunately morning model data still supports the POTENTIAL for a high impact winter storm across Alabama Wednesday night and Thursday. The GFS and ECMWF (Euro) remain in good agreement that temperatures will fall during the day Wednesday, and post-frontal precipitation will develop Wednesday night and Thursday in the cold air. Due to warmer air in […]
This is an update of the potential for a winter storm across North Alabama Wednesday night and Thursday… please understand this far out the forecast is subject to big changes, but model consistency has been very good and confidence is growing in this forecast. As always, I encourage you to read the “ten things people […]
We are still working two winter weather events for Alabama… the first is tonight and tomorrow morning due to a “wintry mix”, especially freezing rain. NEXT 15 HOURS: We still expect icy travel late tonight into tomorrow morning. The HRRR continues to show a mixed bag of snow, sleet, and freezing rain tomorrow (map below […]
A winter weather advisory is in effect tonight for much of North/Central Alabama for the potential for light freezing rain/sleet. TEMPERATURES: They are below freezing now over parts of North and Northwest Alabama… Counties like Marion, Winston, Franklin, Lawrence, Cullman, Fayette, and Lamar can expect icy travel anytime tonight and early tomorrow morning. The freeze […]
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Understand we have TWO winter weather issues ahead… one tonight and tomorrow morning, and another on Wednesday. Both will have an impact… TONIGHT/TOMORROW MORNING: A band of precipitation will move into Alabama tonight. Cold air is now in place… Initially, freezing rain and maybe some light snow will bring the risk of icy travel to […]
We continue to watch radar/temperature trends tonight. One of our better performing high resolution, short term models is the HRRR, and it is suggesting the freeze line will be north of Birmingham/Tuscaloosa/Anniston/Gadsden early tomorrow morning… If this is indeed the case, most of the freezing rain issues will be north of U.S. 278 (north of […]
Let me say up front this is a low confidence forecast, with bit questions involving the placement of the deepest moisture and the timing of the cold air moving in from the north. Some of you will simply have a cold rain tomorrow, while others will have freezing rain with icy travel. Defining the line […]
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