Just in as of 9:13AM… @NWSMobile has cancelled the Winter Weather Advisory for all local counties. Snow amounts will likely be zero or near zero across south Alabama & NW Florida.
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) January 29, 2019
MOSTLY RAIN ACROSS THE REGION… There have been a few reports over the last 30 minutes of a few snow flurries mixing in with the snow in parts of Clarke County, AL. Vast majority of us, however, are experiencing a cold rain across our region.
NEXT 3 HOURS… Precipitation has ended across much of west Alabama. The back edge of the rain/snow will continue to move eastward. At this point, we can say with near certainty that accumulating snow won’t happen across much of our region. There still could be a brief dusting across northern parts of inland counties, but even if snow accumulates briefly, it won’t last long. We’ll keep watching radar trends over the next few hours.
Warming trend will commence over the next few days… Temps near 70° by Sunday! ? pic.twitter.com/0VlWNG8sxm
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) January 29, 2019
Rain continues across nearly all of south Alabama and northwest Florida as of 8:14AM. Few embedded snowflakes happening across far western stretches of Alabama as back edge of precipitation moves in. This is GOOD news for folks traveling/on local roadways! pic.twitter.com/IAJCDYwbCa
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) January 29, 2019
MOSTLY RAIN & A FEW SNOWFLAKES IN WEST ALABAMA… Just as expected, we’ve a cold rain happening across much of south Alabama and northwest Florida this morning. Several reports have come in over the last few minutes of snow falling in west Alabama near Thomasville and near Butler in Choctaw County. This has been and likely will be an “underperforming” snow event for much of central/north Alabama, with drier air overtaking areas behind the cold front that is currently moving through our area. Regardless of if you get snow/flurries or not, we’ve got cold air moving into our area that will set the stage for a COLD Wednesday night and Thursday morning. Let’s talk details…
RAIN/SNOW LINE MOVING EAST IN WEST ALABAMA… There are some embedded snowflakes in the rain falling across parts of Clarke, Washington, and Choctaw counties this morning. I received a video from my cousin, Ellen Gates, in Thomasville showing a rain/snow mix happening at 7:25AM. You can see this video in the RedZone Weather app. The line and change over from rain to snow will continue to progressively push eastward over the next few hours.
MIXED PRECIP POSSIBLE TO THE NORTH… We can say confidently that other than a few flurries, the snow/mix will be confined to our inland counties today. This means if you’re in Washington, Clarke, Monroe, Conecuh, and Butler counties could have a brief dusting of snow, but significant accumulation (>0.5”) is not expected. You may be able to see a few flurries mixing in with the rain right before precipitation ends across much of our region, but that’s about it in terms of snow.
SEND IN YOUR PICS… It is SO helpful to have “ground truth” photos from your location! Don’t forget that you can send in your weather pictures in the RedZone Weather app (Share tab is in in the bottom tab bar in the middle area). You can also send them in on Facebook or Twitter. If you’re in an area that is forecast to have snow on Tuesday, please send in your snow/weather photos!
COLDEST NIGHT WILL BE TONIGHT/WEDNESDAY MORNING… Very cold Arctic air will surge into our region during the daytime hours of Tuesday behind the passing cold front. Overnight lows on Wednesday morning will be in the low- to mid-20s.
QUIET, COOL DAYS AHEAD… We’ve got several quiet, cool weather days coming up for the rest of the week. High temperatures will increase to near 64° by Friday with overnight lows rising into the 50s by the weekend. Rain chances will start to rise on Saturday into Sunday with temperatures returning to above our climatological norms for this time of year. Some spots by Sunday will hit the low-70s in the afternoon hours.
See all the details in your Tuesday morning #rzw forecast video… Have a great day!
