Are You Dreaming Of A White Christmas?

Dreams can come true, you know. But, not always.

The morning video is on the server:

http://beta.abc3340.com/weather/video.hrb

Lets look at our three coming attractions:

*Cold blast Sunday and Monday. Not much change here, although the guidance is not quite as cold now. Really doesn't make any difference, the wind will drive wind chill values down in the single digits and teens on Sunday with temperatures holding in the 30s. Monday morning will be the coldest with teens likely. Yep, we are still mentioning snow flurries on Sunday, but no big deal. If the ground gets white, it should be up in the high terrain of northeast Alabama.

*Pre-Christmas storm. Looks like mostly rain Tuesday and Wednesday. Possibly a quick change to light snow or flurries before it ends early Thursday, but doesn't look like a big deal. Another shot of very cold air follows for Thursday and Friday. This IS a specific forecast. Of course, it is subject to change, but confidence is fairly high.

*Christmas storm. A few days ago, we called this the post-Christmas storm, but the GFS now wants to bring this thing in here on December 24-25. This is the one to watch, and has the greatest potential to produce snow here. TOO EARLY for a specific forecast; lets wait until Monday for that. All of the figs will be in the basket; polar air, deepening storm in the Gulf of Mexico, favorable jst structure. But remember, everything has to come together at the right place at the right time. Just too early to call. But, for the snow lovers, model output is really looking good. But please remember, lots can change between now and then.

On today's video, check out the upper air charts sent to me by Josh Johnson, a former intern and now a graduate student in meteorology at the University of South Alabama. Interesting comparison to a rather historic event here. HMMMMMM.