Low clouds across the area this morning should begin to burn off by 9am, and we should be under significant sunshine by the noon hour; we are going to need it, because brisk north winds will continue to transport cold air into the state today. Our highs should top out in the mid to upper 40s today, with overnight lows from 27 to 31. A nice rebound temperature-wise on Monday, with highs climbing into the upper 50 under partly cloudy skies, with clouds increasing in the evening. Rain sets back in early Tuesday, but this next system is a relatively quick mover, and the rain should end by early evening.

Another cold shot of air returns after the rain ends on Tuesday, and this will get the stage for forecast headaches for the rest of the week. After a dry day on Wednesday, the computer models are, almost uniformly, creating a coastal low along the Gulf of Mexico Thursday into Friday. With cold air already in place across the state, we are setting up for what looks like one of the classical winter weather setups for Alabama; overrunning. If our computer model data is correct, this would begin as some slight snow Thursday night, changing over to a rain-snow mix during the day on Friday. I am quite sure that the models are going to change somewhat over the next few days, but for now we are going to call for mixed precipitation Thursday and Friday, and we will be fine-tuning that forecast as we get closer to the end of next week.

Jason Kelley
Fox 6 Meteorologist
jkelley@wbrc.com

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