Most (if not all) of the severe weather issues on Sunday will happen to the west of Alabama and northwest Florida.
There is a low-end risk of a few strong storms Sunday night into early Monday across south Alabama and northwest Florida. pic.twitter.com/Kim0OTfKJc
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) January 3, 2025
We are flying yellow flags in Orange Beach today – Friday, January 3rd. Yellow flags represent Medium Hazard with Moderate Surf and Currents. Morning view: City Beach Access at CoastAL. @spann #alwx pic.twitter.com/17lcABLJAa
— City of Orange Beach (@cityorangebeach) January 3, 2025
RAIN & STORMS POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT… Spotty showers will become possible on Sunday ahead of a few thunderstorms becoming possible overnight Sunday into Monday.
Also watching the potential for mixed precipitation toward the end of next week. Nothing set in stone just yet, but watching trends carefully.
NICE FRIDAY; STORMS SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY; RAIN/WINTRY MIX/SNOW CHANCES NEXT WEEK… Sunshine is the story on this Friday across south Alabama and northwest Florida with high temperatures quite similar to yesterday with most spots reaching the upper 50s inland with temperatures near 60 near the beaches and bays. Many communities will have overnight lows at or just below the freezing mark by 6AM Saturday, particularly locales further inland. We have multiple weather systems set to bring potential impacts to our local area over the next 7-9 days. The first system will move by Sunday night into Monday when scattered storms will be possible. Winter weather impacts, including the potential for freezing rain, will be possible on Thursday of the upcoming week.
SHOWERS ON SUNDAY; STORMS POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY… Dry conditions are expected today and tomorrow ahead of showers becoming possible during the daytime hours of Sunday. The Storm Prediction Center continues to include much of Louisiana, Mississippi, east Texas, and now west Alabama in their Level 2 (out of 5) severe weather risk valid for Sunday into early Monday. Our local area is likely to be included in a lower-end, Level 1 (out of 5) severe weather risk zone for Sunday night into Monday morning. I expect the main concern in any thunderstorms that become strong or marginally severe locally to be damaging wind gusts. The overall tornado risk is low, but not entirely zero. I will have updates posted throughout the weekend in the RedZone Weather app.
QUITE COLD NEXT WEEK… We have a sustained, very cold few days upcoming as we get into next week. High temperatures on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday will be in the 40s with overnight lows in the low to mid 20s. Temperatures in the hard freeze range are expected Wednesday morning and Thursday morning. NOW is time to do any preparation ahead of this extended period of cold weather coming next week.
UNCERTAINTY SURROUNDING RAIN/MIX/SNOW POTENTIAL THURSDAY… After the dry, very cold days set to happen on Tuesday and Wednesday across the local area, we will be tracking a developing area of low pressure to our west or southwest. The exact future track of this area of low pressure will determine a LOT as to who gets snow, who gets mixed precipitation, and who gets a cold, miserable rain. It remains entirely too early to ascertain where the lines for precipitation determination will set up. There is a real chance our area simply has a cold rain at times on Thursday. There also is a chance for mixed precipitation along with some snow flakes. The overall probability of ALL snow looks quite low, unfortunately for snow lovers.
APP ALERTS… redzoneweather.com/app is the link where you can download the free RedZone Weather app. We post brief updates throughout each day in the app, keeping you up-to-date about the latest happenings in weather across south Alabama and northwest Florida. Once you have the free app downloaded to your iOS or Android device, be sure to visit the Alerts tab (lower right corner) then tap the large Alert Settings button to customize the alerts you would like to receive straight from me.
I will have updates posted throughout the weekend, as needed, in the RedZone Weather app. Have a nice Friday!
MILD TEMPS THIS AFTERNOON… Today will be a nice, mild Friday across south Alabama and northwest Florida. High temperatures will be near the 60 degree mark this afternoon.
Rain and storms returns Sunday into early Monday ahead of sharply colder temperatures coming next week.
