WILL WE HAVE SNOW AND ICE AROUND NEXT WEEK? HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW AND WHAT WE DON’T KNOW… Many more questions than answers exist at this point concerning the potential for wintry mischief across parts of the Deep South on Tuesday and Wednesday of the upcoming week. One thing is for sure: It will be VERY, very cold next week with highs in the 30s and 40s with lows in the low 20s. We will have temperatures in the 60s tomorrow, Friday, and Saturday, meaning NOW is the time to prepare for several days of very cold weather. We will begin to get a better grasp on the potential (or lack thereof) for mixed precipitation in our area as we continue to get more data in over the next few days. I suspect we will have a better idea of what will happen next week on Friday P.M. or Saturday morning. As of Wednesday evening, we can safely say we’re looking at two distinct scenarios for the middle part of next week.
SCENARIO #1: DRY AND VERY COLD TEMPS… If an area of low pressure fails to develop or if an area of low pressure develops and moves far to the south across the southern Gulf of Mexico, that scenario would mean our local area would simply have VERY cold and dry conditions Monday through Wednesday of next week. High temperatures will be in the 30s and 40s next week with overnight lows in the 20s.
SCENARIO #2: POTENTIAL FOR WINTER PRECIPITATION -OR- RAIN… If an area of low pressure develops and moves east across the central Gulf, there would be an enhanced risk of precipitation across parts of the Deep South. This means snow, sleet, freezing rain, or maybe even JUST rain would be possible locally across south Alabama and northwest Florida. There is NO way to be able to discern where the “lines” for snow/mix/rain would set up in this specific scenario. As is ALWAYS true in these winter scenarios, there will be some surprises if this scenario pans out as winter storms are rare across the local area. The rarity means models do not handle the events well.
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I will have much more information on the mixed precipitation risk for next week along with a look at the potential for rain and storms on Saturday in the next RedZone Weather forecast video that will be posted by 7:15AM tomorrow morning. Hope you will join us for that. Have a good night!