The Tuesday afternoon map discussion video is on the server:
http://beta.abc3340.com/weather/video.hrb
How about those lows this morning.... scroll down for a full list from J.B. Turns out Birmingham's official low was 23 degrees. For most places, easily the coldest morning of the season.
We need to stress it will be very cold again tonight. We are forecasting an average low of 25 degrees, but some spots should visit the low 20s again by daybreak tomorrow.
THURSDAY: Once again, it sure looks like a mostly cold and wet day. There remains a window early Thursday morning for a little freezing rain over far north Alabama, north of a line from Hamilton to Cullman to Collinsville. A little bridge icing will be possible in this area early in the day, but even there the day will feature mostly rain with temperatures above freezing.
Thursday night and early Friday morning, we will maintain the chance of a few flurries, mainly over northeast Alabama, but the deeper moisture moves out in a hurry and no accumulation is likely. Maybe a dusting possible above 1,000 feet on Lookout Mountain in northeast Alabama.
This will be a big snow event for some cities up in the northeast U.S... Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City, Boston could really get hit hard causing major airport delays Thursday night and Friday.
And, I still need to mention that ice and snow is possible down into Texas tomorrow, as far south as Dallas/Fort Worth where winter storm watches are in effect.
THE WEEKEND: Temperatures should moderate a bit over the weekend, with low 50s possible. Almost like a heat wave.
STORM EARLY NEXT WEEK: Model disagreement abounds. The ECMWF (European) develops a storm south of New Orleans late Sunday, and moves it all the way to New York City by Monday night. This could mean rain for Alabama Sunday night into Monday. On the other hand, the GFS holds off the rain and the storm system until Tuesday. Both models suggest the system will bring rain here... not cold enough for wintry stuff.
LONG RANGE: Many hints of multiple Arctic air blasts later in the month... so cold weather fans should be happy. Not comfortable discussing any specifics right now... just look at those cold readings up north. See this paragraph from J.B.'s discussion this afternoon:
"Still a lot of bitter cold arctic air over the far north country. It dropped to 50 below zero during the night at Chandalar Lake, Alaska. It was 49 below in the north part of the Canadian Yukon, 42 below at Little Chicago in the Northwest Territory of Canada (gotta find out why that name). It was 41 below at Rabbit Kettle in the same region (another neat place name). Here in the lower 48, it was 24 below at Gunnison, Colorado with 12 inches of snow on the ground. Climax, Colorado has 36 inches of snow."
Enough said. This is very, very cold for so early in the season....
The next map discussion video will be on the server by 7:00 a.m. tomorrow!
http://beta.abc3340.com/weather/video.hrb
How about those lows this morning.... scroll down for a full list from J.B. Turns out Birmingham's official low was 23 degrees. For most places, easily the coldest morning of the season.
We need to stress it will be very cold again tonight. We are forecasting an average low of 25 degrees, but some spots should visit the low 20s again by daybreak tomorrow.
THURSDAY: Once again, it sure looks like a mostly cold and wet day. There remains a window early Thursday morning for a little freezing rain over far north Alabama, north of a line from Hamilton to Cullman to Collinsville. A little bridge icing will be possible in this area early in the day, but even there the day will feature mostly rain with temperatures above freezing.
Thursday night and early Friday morning, we will maintain the chance of a few flurries, mainly over northeast Alabama, but the deeper moisture moves out in a hurry and no accumulation is likely. Maybe a dusting possible above 1,000 feet on Lookout Mountain in northeast Alabama.
This will be a big snow event for some cities up in the northeast U.S... Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City, Boston could really get hit hard causing major airport delays Thursday night and Friday.
And, I still need to mention that ice and snow is possible down into Texas tomorrow, as far south as Dallas/Fort Worth where winter storm watches are in effect.
THE WEEKEND: Temperatures should moderate a bit over the weekend, with low 50s possible. Almost like a heat wave.
STORM EARLY NEXT WEEK: Model disagreement abounds. The ECMWF (European) develops a storm south of New Orleans late Sunday, and moves it all the way to New York City by Monday night. This could mean rain for Alabama Sunday night into Monday. On the other hand, the GFS holds off the rain and the storm system until Tuesday. Both models suggest the system will bring rain here... not cold enough for wintry stuff.
LONG RANGE: Many hints of multiple Arctic air blasts later in the month... so cold weather fans should be happy. Not comfortable discussing any specifics right now... just look at those cold readings up north. See this paragraph from J.B.'s discussion this afternoon:
"Still a lot of bitter cold arctic air over the far north country. It dropped to 50 below zero during the night at Chandalar Lake, Alaska. It was 49 below in the north part of the Canadian Yukon, 42 below at Little Chicago in the Northwest Territory of Canada (gotta find out why that name). It was 41 below at Rabbit Kettle in the same region (another neat place name). Here in the lower 48, it was 24 below at Gunnison, Colorado with 12 inches of snow on the ground. Climax, Colorado has 36 inches of snow."
Enough said. This is very, very cold for so early in the season....
The next map discussion video will be on the server by 7:00 a.m. tomorrow!
on December 6, 2005, 3:38 pm
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