SPOTTY SHOWERS TODAY; RAIN LIKELY OVERNIGHT WITH SNOW POSSIBLE… Spotty rain showers are moving east across the region this morning. Our area will likely get somewhat of a break in the rain at midday into the afternoon ahead of more scattered rain showers becoming possible this evening into tonight. There may be a brief period of flurries and/or snow showers on the back edge of the rain overnight into early Sunday morning. Accumulations, IF any happen locally, should be rather minor. Icy roads and treacherous travel may be possible in some spots early tomorrow morning, however conditions should rapidly improve in the late morning hours as temperatures rise into the 40s. Sunshine becomes possible in the afternoon hours, likely melting any snow that is left.
LATEST PROJECTION OF WHO GETS SNOW AND WHO DOESN’T… This morning, there is quite a bit of data that suggests that most of us across south Alabama and northwest Florida will simply have a cold rain overnight and that’s about it. There may be some minor snow accumulation, particularly on elevated surfaces and bridges AND particularly in areas to our east. Covington County, Alabama remains the county in our local area where snow the most likely to happen, and even there, it’s HIGHLY questionable. Butler, Conecuh, Escambia (AL), and Okaloosa counties are the “runners up” with slight snow probabilities. If you’re rooting for snow, even in that highest zone in our local area, those odds are not good. A 30% chance is not zero, however, and a range of outcomes exist.
TRAVEL IMPACTS & ROAD CONDITIONS… The greatest potential for accumulating snow will happen across inland areas of southeast Alabama, although there is a real chance that even in that zone, precipitation happens in the form of rain exclusively. Slick spots on local roads will be possible from 10PM Saturday to 9AM Sunday, depending on if a specific location receives precipitation. Regardless of what happens specifically, I would go ahead and plan to stay where you are Sunday morning, at least through 9-10AM IF you’re a person who plans on the course of least regret. Even small amounts of snow can create very slick spots on local roadways. I would imagine if you’re headed out to a morning worship service Sunday morning after 10AM, you will be in good shape across the vast majority of our local area. The reason for this is temperatures will rapidly climb above freezing Sunday morning after 7-8AM. This will help to mitigate more widespread, major travel issues.
IMPROVING CONDITIONS TOMORROW AFTERNOON… Clouds may hang tough for much of the day on Sunday, but I wouldn’t be surprised if we had some sunshine before the end of the day. Afternoon highs will be in the mid to upper 40s Sunday.
HARD FREEZE LIKELY SUNDAY NIGHT… Temperatures will be in the mid 20s Sunday night into early Monday morning. Mostly clear skies are expected.
MAINLY SUNNY EARLY NEXT WEEK… Monday and Tuesday will be seasonal with afternoon highs in the 50s. Morning lows will be in the 20s on both Monday and Tuesday mornings. We should have a full supply of sunshine Monday and Tuesday with clouds increasing in coverage starting on Wednesday.
SHARE YOUR SNOW PHOTOS… If you happen to have any snow overnight into Sunday morning, please send me a message with a photo and location, even if it’s just a dusting of snow. Please include the approximate location where the photo was taken. I will be sharing some photos on social media and in the RedZone Weather app.
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I will have more updates posted throughout the day in the RedZone Weather app.
Have a great Saturday!
