After a gorgeous day like today, it’s hard to even imagine the possibility of snow or wintry weather within the near future. The truth is, we are going to have a brief cold snap associated with precipitation before we see another warm, sunny weekend next week.
The question is will it get cold enough before all [...]

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It seems like every meteorologist across the state is excited about the possibility of wintry weather as we head into Monday and Tuesday across parts of Alabama and Georgia — me included!  However, our winter weather won’t last forever — as we head into the month of March, temperatures will begin to gradually warm up [...]

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Snow lovers, prepare to be disappointed…
First off, a beautiful Sunday is underway…skies should be mostly, if not completely, clear with highs this afternoon in the mid 50s.  Clouds begin to increase on Monday ahead of our next weathermaker tomorrow night.  Pouring over the model data last night and this morning reveals what appears to be [...]

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High-pressure is maintaining a clear sky across Alabama this weekend, so it’s fine weather for star-gazing if you can tolerate the cold.  How cold will we be when the sun comes up on Sunday?  Probably in the 20s over the northern half of the state, with 30s over the south.  Temperatures will rebound nicely on [...]

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…Quick update after reviewing the 12z computer model guidance from the NAM and GFS…
NAM has a massive spread of moisture across much of central and north Alabama.  However, it indicates that the majority of it would likely fall as rain for our area, with a brief changeover to snow possible at the end of the [...]

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Busy morning in the StormWarn Center this morning working on a very tricky forecast and monitoring information coming out of Chile about the massive earthquake there, and the possibility of a tsunami affecting much of the Pacific Basin.  We have a sister station in Hawaii, and if you would like more information throughout the day [...]

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The possible snowfall for Tuesday is looking a bit more favorable as the mesoscale models begin to pick up on the low in the Gulf of Mexico.  You can see clearly from the image below moisture is not going to be a problem.  It looks like the freezing line at 850mb is around Montgomery.  This [...]

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We’ll have a bit of luck in our weather for the second weekend in a row.  High pressure will keep things a bit cooler than a week ago but also will help maintain the sunshine.
We will see some clouds on Saturday thanks to a Gulf low pressure system, and anyone headed for the Gulf Coast could see [...]

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When a meteorologist calls his forecast ‘interesting’, look out. The meteorological world has been buzzing about the possibilities of yet another major winter weather event on Tuesday…maybe, if all the right ingredients come together.  I hope all of you had a chance to read Josh’s Model Madness post this morning today on the Blog.  He [...]

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Looks like the forecast will remain dry and cool through the weekend.  Now, that’s the easy part.  Looking at the 00z, 06z, and 12z model runs – the GFS is now jumping on board with the Canadian and Euro.  This is a wetter and colder solution.  It’s looking more like snowfall will be in the [...]

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