Plenty of sunshine across Alabama today and after the frosty and foggy morning, temperatures are warming up nicely with highs in the mid to upper 50s, with a few low 60s to the south. Tomorrow, highs in the 60s are likely statewide with more sun than clouds in the Alabama sky. Some spots across South Alabama are likely to reach the 70s in the coming days, and this is less than a week removed from record snowfall in these areas. Lows will remain below freezing tonight, with upper 30s and low 40s. In fact, lows are not expected to fall below freezing the next 10-14 days across Alabama.
BIRMINGHAM ALMANAC: For January 28th, the average high for Birmingham is 55° and the average low is 35°. The record high is 74° set in 1975, while the record low is 5° set in 1940. We average 0.17” of precipitation on this date and the record value is 2.06” set in 1912.
ACROSS THE USA: The threat of heavy snowfall and gusty winds continue for portions of the Great Lakes, the northern Mid-Atlantic, and New England through Wednesday. There is the potential for snow squalls that may produce dangerous travel. A storm system is expected to produce severe storms over the Southern Plains Wednesday and Thursday. Heavy rain may produce flash and river flooding.
END OF WEEK: Thursday will be dry and mild with a high in the 60s, but clouds will increase by afternoon and rain will move into the state Thursday night. Rain will continue into Friday, especially during the morning hours… some thunder is possible but severe storms are not expected at this time due to lower surface based instability values, which would is the fuel thunderstorms need. Rain amounts will be in the 1/2 to 1 inch range for most of the state, with isolated higher amounts possible.
WONDERFUL WEEKEND WEATHER: A great weekend of weather is ahead for all of Alabama with mostly sunny mild days and clear cool nights; expect highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s. Areas across South Alabama will be in the 70s. The dry and very pleasant weather continues for the first half of the week, as we continue a taste of spring. Long range temperature outlook shows that much of the Deep South will see above average temperates the first couple of week of February.
Instead of winter weather issues, we are going to be keeping an eye on the severe weather potential. It is severe weather season in the Deep South, which runs from November to May.
WORLD TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation outside the U.S. was 112.3F at Wulungurru, Australia. The lowest observation was -65.2F at Delyankir, Russia.
CONTIGUOUS TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation was 84F at Ochopee, FL. The lowest observation was -25F at Peter Sinks, UT.
