The cold spell is coming to an end and a rainy, stormy weather pattern is setting in for the coming days. Check out the video prediction for the latest. MILDER DAYS Monday morning’s low temperatures in the 10s and 20s marked the final freeze in Birmingham’s cold spell: five consecutive nights of below-freezing temperatures in November for the first time since 1995. Tuesday morning begins with 30s mostly in Central Alabama and some communities north of Cullman, Jasper and Hamilton once again fall into the upper 20’s. Overnight the clouds will thicken and in the early morning some light showers will pass over us. The very dry air between the ground and cloud base evaporates most of the precipitation, but a few raindrops or sleet might surface in the morning: no real problems expected. Milder weather means temperatures will return to high 60s and lows in the 40s and 50s; this fits a little closer to “normal” November than anything we’ve had this month so far. Warming up may also mean some issues with heavy rain and some thunderstorms intermittent Thursday through Saturday. The following ten days were the same range (11°F) below Central Alabama’s normal for mid-November. The “normal” would be a high in the low 60’s and a low in the low 40’s. Next week’s weather is a lot more reflective of what we would expect near this “normal” range: including some heavy rain and the potential for some thunderstorms. Wednesday will remain mostly dry and pleasantly mild: highs in the 60s with a light southerly breeze. Thanksgiving Day will bring more clouds and some rain in the afternoon and evening. The first half of the day in northern and central Alabama looks mostly dry; It’s the second half of the day through Thursday evening and Friday morning that looks wet and breezy. About 1-2 inches of rain is possible from 4:00 p.m. Thursday through 4:00 p.m. Friday. That means rain — and lots of it — is likely for Thursday night’s Egg Bowl in Oxford, Mississippi. More showers and storms will develop as this slow-moving storm system continues Saturday, and these weekend storms may need careful monitoring, a severe weather risk: particularly south of the Birmingham-Tuscaloosa-Anniston area of southern Alabama. The Iron Bowl forecast contains more uncertainty than we’d like at this point, but it all depends on whether a cold front will pass on Saturday. Expect intermittent rain and storms in Tuscaloosa Saturday morning, but it’s possible that most of the wet weather will move east of Bryant-Denny by kickoff. It’s close, so we’ll refine that expectation as the timing becomes clearer. — STAY WEATHER-AWARE Get the free WVTM 13 app and turn on notifications for the latest weather updates. For the latest weather information for Birmingham and the certified most accurate forecast for Central Alabama, visit WVTM 13 News.Current Weather ConditionsHourly Forecast | 10-Day ForecastInteractive RadarBirmingham SkycamsLive Doppler RadarSign up for email weather alertsDownload the WVTM 13 appDon’t forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
The cold spell is coming to an end and a rainy, stormy weather pattern is setting in for the coming days. Check the video prediction for the latest.
MILDER DAYS
Monday morning’s low temperatures in the 10s and 20s marked the last freeze in Birmingham’s cold spell: five consecutive nights of below-freezing temperatures in November for the first time since 1995.
Tuesday morning starts with mostly 30s for Central Alabama and some communities north of Cullman, Jasper and Hamilton falling into the high 20s again. Overnight the clouds will thicken and in the early morning some light showers will pass over us. The very dry air between the ground and cloud base evaporates most of the precipitation, but a few raindrops or sleet might make it to the surface in the morning: no real problems expected with that.
Milder weather means high temperatures into the 60’s and lows in the 40’s and 50’s; this fits a little closer to “normal” November than anything we’ve had this month so far. The warm-up can also cause some problems from Thursday to Saturday with heavy rain and occasional thunderstorms.
Seven Day Forecast
The first 11 days of November averaged 11°F below normal. The following ten days were the same range (11°F) below Central Alabama’s normal for mid-November. The “normal” would be a high in the low 60’s and a low in the low 40’s.
Next week’s weather reflects much more of what we would expect to see near this “normal” range: including some heavy rain and potential thunderstorms.
Wednesday will remain mostly dry and pleasantly mild: highs in the 60s with a light southerly breeze.
Thanksgiving brings more clouds and some rain in the afternoon and evening. The first half of the day in northern and central Alabama looks mostly dry; It’s the second half of the day through Thursday evening and Friday morning that looks wet and breezy. About 1-2 inches of rain is possible from 4:00 p.m. Thursday through 4:00 p.m. Friday. That means rain — and lots of it — is likely for Thursday night’s Egg Bowl in Oxford, Mississippi.
As this slow-moving storm system continues into Saturday, more showers and storms are developing, and these weekend storms may need to be carefully monitored for severe weather threats: particularly south of the Birmingham-Tuscaloosa-Anniston area of southern Alabama.
The iron bowl Forecast contains more uncertainty than we would like at this point, but it all comes down to planning for a cold front passage on Saturday. Expect intermittent rain and storms in Tuscaloosa Saturday morning, but it’s possible that most of the wet weather will move east of Bryant-Denny by kickoff. It’s close, so we’ll refine that expectation as the timing becomes clearer.
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