Chill Continues

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The chill continues with the low temperature this morning reaching 23 at the Birmingham International Airport. This ties today with two other dates as the sixth coldest low temperature for all of 2005. And it looks like the chill will continue. With generous sunshine despite some passing mid and high clouds we should see most areas warm toward 50 degrees.

There will be a slight reinforcement of the cold air tonight and tomorrow as a weak disturbance sharpens the northwesterly flow, but then we should see the pattern relax a bit on Monday and Tuesday with temperatures climbing into the lower 50s and much closer to normal values for this time of year.

Wednesday appears to be a wet day for central Alabama as a weak low/trough develops in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico and moves across the area. QPF forecasts suggest rain on the order of one inch. Temperatures plunge again with readings expected to be 10 to 12 degrees below normal - but dry.

Thursday the GFS sees to go bonkers as it evolves toward a zonal pattern with the main westerlies along the northern tier of the US. The European does not move that way but keeps the long wave trough over the eastern portion of the country. With the projections from the AO and NAO, it would seem that the GFS solution is not a good one, so confidence in the GFS forecast beyond five days is very low.

This is the first map discussion video I've done in a long time without mentioning the tropics!! Hooray!!

Headed out this afternoon to the Adamsville Christmas parade. If I understand the invitation correctly, I'm going to be emceeing the parade from the reviewing stand. I appreciate the invitation from the parade chairperson, Joy Perry, and I'm looking forward to it.

Hope you have a great weekend.

-Brian-