By David Nussbaum and Michael Haynes, CBS 42
Friday: Friday will become partly cloudy and stay mild ahead of an Arctic cold front. High temperatures will climb into the upper 50s. Plenty of rain will arrive on Friday night, with lows in the middle to upper 40s.
Weekend Outlook: The Arctic cold front will push across Alabama on Saturday, and there will be more rain through the morning. It will taper off to a few showers in the afternoon with mild highs in the lower 60s.
The Arctic Blast arrives on Sunday with lingering clouds. High temperatures will be in the upper 30s in the morning and falling to the lower 30s in the afternoon. It will be breezy with a wind chill in the 20s. Sunday night will be breezy and frigid with lows in the upper teens to lower 20s. The wind chill will be in the single digits to teens.
Frigid Temps. and Snow/Ice Outlook: Monday, MLK Day, will be frigid with a mostly sunny sky and highs in the 30s. Wind chills will be in the teens and 20s all day. We could see temperatures below freezing for 60-70 hours between Sunday night and Thursday morning. This could cause pipes to burst and give us water issues around Central Alabama.
The forecast model trends show ingredients for a winter storm threat between Tuesday and Thursday. However, they are inconsistent with the timing and strength.
They show a threat of snow and freezing rain but differ on the timing. Euro and Canadian show a threat on Tuesday, but the GFS shows a threat on Thursday. The probability of 1+ inches of snow has fallen to 20-30% for Central Alabama.
There will be plenty of cold air with high temperatures in the 30s and lows in the teens to 20s, and a favorable weather pattern. Confidence is low, but we will have better expectations over the weekend. Stay tuned!
