8:15AM January 30, 2026

VERY COLD THIS WEEKEND… The weather pattern this weekend will be QUITE cold across south Alabama and northwest Florida – just about as cold as it ever gets around here. Afternoon highs tomorrow won’t crack the freezing mark in some communities.

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6:50AM January 30, 2026

FEW RAIN SHOWERS TODAY; VERY COLD THIS WEEKEND… Isolated rain showers may be possible across the region over the next several hours. Most communities, however, will probably remain dry. High temperatures will range from near 50° further inland near places like Thomasville and Beatrice to near 62° closer to Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, and Destin. Very cold, dry air will surge into the region tonight behind an advancing cold front. Temperatures on Saturday will be just about as cold as it ever gets around here. Fortunately, a warm up in temperatures is expected by the middle part of the upcoming week.

ISOLATED SHOWERS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION TODAY… While most communities across south Alabama and northwest Florida will remain dry today, I can’t completely rule out a few sprinkles and showers, particularly over the next several hours this morning. Drier air will begin to filter in this afternoon into this evening. Afternoon high temperatures today will be in the mid to upper 50s in most communities with 60s possible across parts of northwest Florida.

VERY COLD OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY; HIGHS *BELOW* FREEZING IN SOME COMMUNITIES TOMORROW… It’s about to “get cold and stay cold” tonight into tomorrow. Saturday will be a day when it will be better to stay inside – plain and simple. A brisk northwest wind will KEEP wind chill values in the 10s across the region tomorrow, even in the middle of the day. Afternoon high temperatures will remain below the freezing mark in some communities across inland areas of southwest Alabama with mid 30s likely closer to the coast. This is about as cold as it ever gets around here!

HARD FREEZE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING… Extremely cold temperatures will happen Saturday night into Sunday morning. Most spots will settle in the upper 10s by 6AM Sunday. Wind chill values won’t be AS low as Friday night due to lower wind speeds, but will continue to be in the dangerous category for folks who don’t take temperature precautions. Keep in mind that some communities will go below the freezing mark on Friday night in the 2-3AM range and will remain below freezing all day Saturday into Saturday night. These communities should have temperatures rising above the freezing mark by 11AM Sunday. That’s 32-33 consecutive hours of below freezing temperatures. Very cold conditions!

GRADUAL WARM UP STARTS SUNDAY; RAIN MIDWEEK… Highs on Sunday will only be in the low to mid 40s, but that represents a substantial improvement over the 30s expected on Saturday. Lows will be in the upper 20s on Sunday night into Monday morning. Highs on Monday top out in the 50s with 60s expected on Tuesday. We FINALLY will have at least two nights above freezing on Tuesday night and Wednesday night. Good timing too, as this will be when a rain chance arrives as well. No snow or mixed precipitation in the forecast, just rain at times on Tuesday into Wednesday.

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See all the details in your Friday morning RedZone Weather forecast video. My next regularly forecast video will be posted by 7:15AM Monday morning. I will have updates posted throughout the weekend in the RedZone Weather app.

Hope you have a great weekend!

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6:29AM January 30, 2026

VERY COLD AIR ARRIVES TONIGHT… Isolated rain showers may happen over the next few hours, but I expect most communities across the region to remain dry. Afternoon highs will be in the upper 50s across the region today.

VERY cold air arrives tonight. Wind chill values in the single digits by daybreak tomorrow!

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8:13PM January 29, 2026

30-35 CONSECUTIVE HOURS OF BELOW FREEZING TEMPS THIS WEEKEND FOR INLAND COMMUNITIES… Afternoon high temperatures (yes, highs, not a typo) won’t get above the freezing mark on Saturday across many communities in south Alabama and northwest Florida, particularly across inland areas. That means that some communities will go below freezing around 2AM Saturday and stay below freezing until 10-11AM on Sunday. The odds are very high Saturday will be the coldest day of 2026. The last time we had a day with temperatures constantly below freezing was January 21, 2025 when the Blizzard of 2025 happened. The difference with this cold coming on Saturday is that, perhaps thankfully in this case, there will be NO snow or precipitation involved.

A FEW RAIN SHOWERS TOMORROW… A few widely scattered rain showers may happen on Friday, mostly in the morning hours. Thankfully, precipitation will be widely spaced and temperatures tomorrow (Friday) during the daytime hours will be well above the freezing mark, thus no snow or mixed precipitation is expected. Black ice is not expected to be a widespread concern Saturday morning as any lingering moisture should have plenty of time to evaporate during the afternoon and evening hours tomorrow.

EXTREME COLD WARNING FOR ENTIRE LOCAL AREA… As of 8:05PM, the entire local area is included in an Extreme Cold Watch, but that will certainly be upgraded to an Extreme Cold Warning tomorrow valid from Friday night through all of Saturday and into Sunday morning. An Extreme Cold Warning is issued when wind chill values will be below 15°. In this case, wind chill values may be in the 10-15° range all day on Saturday across the region. That may sound extreme, but that is the reality we are facing. Let’s look at numbers:

Tomorrow (Friday, January 30): High temperatures will be in the upper 50s inland and in the low 60s closer to the coast. Temperatures will be down right pleasant tomorrow afternoon.

Friday Night: Temperatures rapidly start dropping after a strong cold front moves through. Air temperatures in most communities across south Alabama and northwest Florida will dive below 32° around 2-3AM. Wind chill values will be in the single digits inland with 10s likely closer to the coast.

Saturday: A 10-15 mph wind out of the northwest will act as a constant air conditioner running nonstop all day. This will keep air temperatures below 32° in most communities further inland with mid 30s likely all the way down to the Alabama and northwest Florida beaches. Wind chill values will be in the 10-15° range inland all day Saturday with values in the 15-25° range closer to the coast.

Saturday Night: Coldest night of the year, most likely. Air temperatures will dip into the 14-19° range inland with values of 19-27° closer to the coast. Factor in the wind and you get the wind chill values depicted in the map attached. Single digit wind chills likely inland AND at the coast. 10-15 mph winds expected all night.

Sunday: We finally start breaking the grip of the Arctic ice box. Temperatures will rise above the freezing mark in the 10-11AM hour in most communities. High temperatures will be in the 40s.

WARM UP COMING NEXT WEEK… Afternoon highs on Sunday will be in the 40s. We rise into the 50s on Monday and 60s on Tuesday and Wednesday. Rain may become possible around Wednesday or Thursday of the upcoming week. For now, severe storms seem unlikely, but that’s something I will be monitoring over the next few days.

APP… If you haven’t already downloaded the RedZone Weather app, now is a great time to do that. redzoneweather.com/app is the link to the free download. Once you have the RZW app installed on your iOS or Android device, be sure to visit the Alerts tab to turn on the specific notifications you’d like to receive. All notifications are handcrafted by me. No automation and we promise not to bug you!

I will have the next regularly scheduled RedZone Weather forecast video posted by 7:15AM tomorrow morning. Please let me know if you have specific questions.

Have a great Thursday evening!

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6:13PM January 29, 2026



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