Snow Threat Monday Morning?

While we are all sitting around watching storms weaken over Alabama tonight... our focus is beginning to turn to the new 00Z data rolling in...

How about that NAM spitting out 0.40" of precipitation with these conditions early Monday morning:

2M Temp: 33.6 degrees (F)
500-1000 mb thickness: 5412 meters
850-1000 mb thickness: 1304 meters
850 mb temp: -0.5 degrees (C)

Wow... that is really close. The model is also suggesting we hold in the 30s all day Monday.

The suggestion is now the best chance of "precipitation" will come from 3:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. Monday.

All of the above values are for Birmingham.

We are not forecasting snow just yet... but that sure has to be considered now. Will be fun in the weather office this weekend watching this unfold. Could this be the first snow threat for 2006? Stay tuned.

Lets not forget tomorrow will be COLD. As I write this, Hamilton is down to 40.8 degrees (at 9:08 p.m.). I think many places along and north of U.S. 278 will hold in the upper 30s all day tomorrow. Maybe some flurries after midnight and into tomorrow morning.

Back to other duties...