Arctic air means several freezing nights, according to Alabama’s forecast

Some very cold air will keep temperatures well below normal in Alabama through midweek, and then there is a chance of some rain. For current information, see the video forecast.

A FRONT AND A FEW POULTRY

The next burst of arctic air will bring scattered light snow flurries to northern Alabama and Tennessee on Monday. This will not result in any significant, measurable accumulation in Alabama, but light dust formation is possible over the northern part of the state and Tennessee.

The mountains of eastern Tennessee and North Carolina will see heavier snowfall.

Monday will be nice and cool ahead of the front. After a frosty start, temperatures will rise to the low 50s before the cold front passes.

It will be bitterly cold on Monday evening and Tuesday morning. We expect lows in the mid 20s and a wind chill in the 10s at sunrise Tuesday.

Keep your heavy coat close because the warmest part of the day will see highs only in the 40s.

The coldest day of the week will be Tuesday, and then the air will moderate slightly on Wednesday and Thursday before another cold front moves south.

I’m looking for some rain

The recent switch to a cold pattern and some decent rainfall in recent weeks has kept the worsening drought out of the headlines.

There is good reason for this, as drought is primarily an agricultural problem unless water supplies are depleted. Right now we’re doing well in this area, but we’re still in an “extreme” drought, according to state climatologist Dr. John Christy from Alabama.

Birmingham is still more than seven inches short of rainfall in 2024 and very little is expected over the next seven days.

A few showers will begin Wednesday through Thursday, but the majority of the drenching rain will remain south of Interstate 20. There will be much less rain in northern Alabama.

Friday will be dry with cooler temperatures as northwest winds quickly return. Highs will fall back into the 40s before further gradual warming.

There may be some wet weather next weekend, but some adjustments to this forecast will be necessary over time. The timing and placement of the “best” rain for Saturday and Sunday is still very much in question.

For the latest weather information for Birmingham and the certified most accurate forecast for central Alabama, check out WVTM 13 News.

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