Alabama’s coldest night of winter possible tonight: Single-digit lows expected
Alabama woke up to yet another frigid morning on Tuesday as a winter storm approached from the west.
South Alabama could get up to 4 inches of snow today, according to the National Weather Service, and winter storm warnings will be in effect through today.
Winter storm warnings will go into effect today in Alabama, and the southern half of the state could get up to 4 inches of snow. Here’s where most of it could fall.National Weather Service
North Alabama and the northern part of central Alabama aren’t expected to see any accumulating snow today, although the weather service will be closely watching the northern extent of today’s snowfall.
What’s more certain is continued cold temperatures statewide.
Very cold temperatures were reported across the state by the National Weather Service on Tuesday morning. Below are the coldest temperatures recorded from midnight until 6 a.m. Tuesday (not official lows, however):
- Alexander City: 26 degrees
- Anniston: 21 degrees
- Auburn: 21 degrees
- Birmingham: 20 degrees
- Decatur: 18 degrees
- Demopolis: 26 degrees
- Dothan: 28 degrees
- Evergreen: 28 degrees
- Gadsden: 19 degrees
- Greenville: 24 degrees
- Haleyville: 17 degrees
- Huntsville: 18 degrees
- Mobile: 29 degrees
- Montgomery: 25 degrees
- Muscle Shoals: 20 degrees
- Ozark: 29 degrees
- Prattville: 23 degrees
- Sylacauga: 21 degrees
- Talladega: 21 degrees
- Troy: 26 degrees
- Tuscaloosa: 24 degrees
Very cold temperatures are expected again today across the state, with most places not making it above freezing.
Much of north Alabama could be in the 20s all day.
Mobile’s high is 32 degrees with several inches of snow possible:
Highs will be in the 20s and 30s today across much of Alabama.NWS
Tonight could be the coldest night of the winter across Alabama.
The weather service thinks temperatures could reach the single digits across north Alabama. A cold weather advisory will be in effect for most of that area tonight, according to the weather service in Huntsville:
Central Alabama will fall into the low teens to even single digits, and a cold weather advisory will also be in effect for that region through Wednesday morning:
A cold weather advisory will be in effect for all of central Alabama through Wednesday morning.NWS
And south Alabama, which will likely have snow on the ground, will drop to the low teens, even for places like Mobile (tonight’s expected lows are at the top of this post).
An extreme cold warning will be in effect for south Alabama until Wednesday morning.
Dangerously cold temperatures are expected today and tonight in south Alabama.NWS
After tonight a slow warming trend will begin across Alabama
Highs on Wednesday will still be cold, but a few degrees higher than today’s. Here are Wednesday’s forecast highs:
Temperatures are expected to be a few degrees higher on Wednesday.NWS
Wednesday night will still be very cold, but not as cold as tonight is expected to be. Here are the low temperatures expected form Wednesday night into Thursday morning:
Another cold night is forecast for Wednesday into Thursday morning.NWS
Gradual warming is expected through the rest of the week and into next week.
By Monday Alabama should be enjoying high temperatures back into the 50s and 60s.
Here are Monday’s forecast highs:
Hang in there, it is expected to get warmer soon. Here are the expected highs on Monday.NWS