SUNNY, COOL WEEKEND; BRIEF UPDATE ON SNOW POTENTIAL… Plenty of sunshine is expected across south Alabama and northwest Florida today and on Sunday. High temperatures will only peak around 59° today across the region. We continue to have quite a bit of forecast uncertainty on Tuesday when the northern half (inland areas) of our region could potentially have a changeover from rain to snow or mixed precipitation. Let’s look at a few more details…
TEMPS NEAR FREEZING SUNDAY MORNING… Most spots will fall to around 32° by 6AM on Sunday under clear skies. This will be the last night at or below freezing until Tuesday night/Wednesday morning when most of us could be in the low- to mid-20s! More details about the extreme cold potential for next week below.
RAIN LIKELY TUESDAY; SNOW POSSIBLE… Our local area will be dry until at least Monday afternoon. Rain chances will slightly increase on Monday ahead of a significant (70-80%) chance of rain setting up for Tuesday morning as a cold front moves by. Major global weather models continue to indicate that there could be a changeover from rain to sleet followed by snow late Tuesday morning across inland counties of south Alabama. There are big questions at this point as to just how fast the dry air behind the cold front will be moving and how much moisture will be involved with this system. Until we get more model agreement, we will continue to advertise a 10-20% chance of snow for inland parts of south Alabama. Accumulation impacts are still to be determined. If you’re looking for a higher chance of snow, you’ll have to go to north Alabama or Tennessee where accumulating snow is highly likely.
BITTER COLD FOR EASTERN U.S. NEXT WEEK… Our local area will likely have an overnight low around 22° by Wednesday morning as a big ridge of high pressure builds in from the north. The latest model guidance continues to show much of the midwestern U.S. in subzero temperatures during the middle of next week. This could potentially be the coldest air we’ve had so far this season for much of the eastern half of the continental United States. We’ll keep you posted on just how low temperatures are expected to go over the next few days. We’ll also have the latest info on the snow potential in the RedZone Weather app.
Let me know if you have any weather-related questions. Have a great weekend!