SNOW TO REMAIN WELL TO OUR NORTH; COLD DAYS THRU SATURDAY; LOWS BELOW FREEZING… No snow or mixed precipitation is in the forecast for south Alabama or northwest Florida at this point, plain and simple. We will have rain moving through our region on New Year’s Day Monday but no snow is in the forecast. I have had several questions about this over the last 24 hours, presumably because there are parts of North Alabama that may see a few snow flurries over the next day or so. Locally, cold temperatures are here to stay for awhile. High temperatures will be in the low-50s today with an abundance of sunshine likely throughout the day.
MAINLY SUNNY THRU SATURDAY; QUITE COLD… A few lingering clouds this morning will give way to mostly sunny skies this afternoon into the evening hours. Keep those jackets handy throughout the day and certainly into tonight. High temperatures will only be in the low-50s today. Temperatures will quickly fall into the low-40s after sunset. Overnight lows will be in the upper-20s inland with low-30s likely closer to the coast. Please be aware that tonight will be the first of THREE nights with below freezing temperatures.
SNOW FLURRIES TO THE NORTH TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY… Just to be abundantly clear, snow nor mixed precipitation is expected across south Alabama and northwest Florida. There may be a few snow flurries and perhaps even a very light accumulation of snow across the higher terrain of northeast Alabama. This is due to a cold core upper-low pressure area moving through the Tennessee Valley region.
NEW YEAR’S EVE LIKELY TO BE COLD… Dry conditions will prevail on Sunday night into Monday, most likely, with temperatures likely to be near 40 degrees as we kick off 2024 at midnight on Sunday night. No rain, no snow, no mixed precipitation is expected during the New Year’s celebrations across our local area. We are expecting rain during the daytime hours of Monday, however.
NEXT RAIN CHANCE: NEW YEAR’S DAY… Our next chance of rain happens on the first day of 2024 on Monday. Scattered showers will move in likely in the morning hours with rain being possible throughout the midday and afternoon hours. High temperatures for New Year’s Day will likely be in the upper-50s and near 60 degrees in most spots.
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See all the details in your Thursday morning RedZone Weather forecast video. Have a great day!