How many days until spring? Is more cold weather in store for Alabama?
Today (Monday) marks the final week of February.
It’s also the last week of the 2024-25 meteorological winter.
Meteorological spring begins in five days on March 1 (Saturday).
If astronomical spring is your benchmark then you’ll have to wait a bit longer.
The spring equinox, which marks the first day of astronomical spring, won’t arrive until March 20, or in 24 days.
Alabama’s temperatures will warm up some this week, according to forecasts from the National Weather Service.
Highs today will mostly be in the 60s statewide. North Alabama will be in the low 60s, central Alabama will be in the low to mid-60s, and south Alabama will reach the mid- to upper 60s:
Monday is expected to be on the warm side statewide. Above are today’s expected high temperatures. Tuesday and Wednesday could be a little warmer.National Weather Service
Tuesday should be even warmer. The weather service is forecasting highs to get into the 70s for a large part of the state on Tuesday:
Most of Alabama will reach the 70s for highs on Tuesday.NWS
Wednesday could be even warmer, with 70s expected statewide for highs, according to the weather service:
Wednesday could be the warmest day of the week.NWS
Temperatures will cool down just a bit on Thursday in north Alabama thanks to a cold front moving through (no severe weather is expected, and maybe not much rain). However, highs won’t be all that cold, with high 50s in north Alabama, low to mid-60s forecast for central Alabama and upper 60s to low 70s expected in south Alabama:
Thursday could be a bit cooler for parts of Alabama.NWS
Highs in the 60s and 70s will be the story through the end of the week. Here are Friday’s forecast highs:
Here are Friday’s forecast highs.NWS
Is another cold snap looming, though?
It’s safe to say that Alabama will have another cold snap before spring is over, but it doesn’t look like it will be in the next few weeks.
The eight- to 14-day temperature outlook from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is forecasting near-average temperatures for all of Alabama through the first week of March:
Near-average temperatures are expected for Alabama from March 3-9.Climate Prediction Center
The Week 3 and 4 temperature outlook contains an increased probability (55-60 percent) of above-average temperatures for Alabama from March 8-21. The exception would be northeast Alabama, which has a 50-55 percent probability:
Above-average temperatures are slightly favored for Alabama from March 8-21.CPC
And the temperature outlook for all of March, shown at the top of this post, contains good news for those who enjoy warmer weather.
The March outlook has higher probabilities of above-average temperatures for the entire state.
South Alabama has the highest probabilities at 50-60 percent.
Central Alabama has a 40-50 percent probability of higher than average temperatures, and north Alabama has a 33-40 percent chance.