Expect mainly clear skies through tonight with overnight lows around 29.  Winds should be light and out of the north.  It appears the next three days will be dry with highs increasing each day.  This is going to be weekend #3 of gorgeous weather.
Rain will return to the forecast Tuesday.  At this point it does [...]

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FROM NWS BMX
ON THE CLIMATE FRONT…SINCE JANUARY FIRST…BOTH BIRMINGHAM AND MONTGOMERY HAVE EXPERIENCED TOP 10 RECORD COLD TEMPERATURES.  THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AT BIRMINGHAM HAS BEEN 39.3 DEGREES…THE 8TH COLDEST JANUARY THROUGH FEB 23RD* PERIOD IN HISTORY AND THE SAME TIME PERIOD AT MONTGOMERY RANKS SIXTH…COMING IN A 42.1 DEGREES. BASED ON FORECAST TEMPERATURES FOR THE [...]

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An update for the overnight hours.  Precipitation seems to be largely outpacing the cold air.  There is a chance for snow, but the window of opportunity will be fairly short.  Expect mainly a cold rain.  We may have a brief opportunity for some isolated areas east of I-65 to recieve 1-2″ of snowfall.  I believe [...]

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SNOWFALL RATES APPROACHING AND/OR LOCALLY REACHING 1 INCH/HOUR
   SHOULD DEVELOP OVER NRN AL/SRN MIDDLE TN BY 06Z…AND THEN REACH
   SERN TN/NWRN GA BETWEEN 08-09Z.  SOME SLEET MAY MIX WITH RAIN OR
   SNOW…PRIOR TO THE COLD FRONT PASSAGE…AS ELEVATED CONVECTION
   SPREADS ENEWD FROM MS.  GIVEN THE RELATIVELY NARROW BAND OF
   PRECIPITATION ALONG AND IN THE WAKE [...]

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Here’s an update on the forecast this afternoon.  This one is a big challenge when it comes to snow – it’s certainly not a clear-cut forecast.  My gut feeling on this one is a limited amount of snowfall for most of the area.  The forecast models are indicating 1-3″ of snowfall – especially areas north of [...]

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The NAM output for 12z Monday (6am) is showing considerable moisture with a strong clipper system that will move in Sunday night into Monday.  If you believe the data at face value, we’ll have 3-5″ of snow on the ground again Monday.  Okay – I don’t believe the data at face value so don’t freak [...]

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Expect cold temperatures for the weekend.  For those running the 5k on Saturday, the temperatures will be around 23F at 7am.  For Sunday’s big run, the starting temperature will be around 25F.  Don’t expect any rain.
James-Paul Dice
Fox 6 Chief Meteorologist
james.dice@wbrc.com

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This is our forecast from 5am versus observed data so far.

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