‘Downright chilly’: Alabama’s weekend weather forecast calls for coldest temperatures of fall
Get ready for some cold temperatures over the next few days.
First there was Tuesday’s cold front, which brought beneficial rain and a few storms to Alabama.
The National Weather Service will be tracking another strong but dry cold front as it moves through the state today. It will bring breezy conditions and a dose of much colder air.
Forecasters said clouds are expected to clear from the west to east today behind the front.
Today will still be on the warm side for those ahead of the front, with temperatures expected to reach the 70s in parts of central and south Alabama. But the cold air will begin to move into north Alabama, and highs will only reach the 60s there. (Today’s forecast is at the top of this post.)
Temperatures overnight are expected to dip into the 30s across most of Alabama, with low to mid-40s closer to the coast. Here are tonight’s expected low temperatures:
Much colder air will take over tonight, with temperatures falling into the 30s in much of the state.NWS
The change will really be felt on Thursday. Highs on Thursday will only make it into the 50s and 60s, even in south Alabama:
Much colder temperatures are expected on Thursday.NWS
The weather service said a reinforcing dry front will move through on Thursday with another dose of cold air. It will also continue to be breezy, but likely it won’t be windy enough to warrant a wind advisory.
Thursday night temperatures will again dip into the 30s for much of north and central Alabama, with 40s possible in south Alabama. Here are the forecast lows from Thursday night into Friday morning:
Low temperatures by Friday morning will be even colder.NWS
Friday will be “downright chilly,” the weather service said, with highs only reaching the 50s and windy conditions, which will make it feel even colder.
Here are the forecast high temperatures for Friday:
Friday could be the coldest day of the week.NWS
The coldest night could be Friday night into Saturday morning, according to the weather service.
Winds will finally die down, but that will allow temperatures to fall even further. Parts of north Alabama will likely dip below freezing, and lows will be in the low 30s with widespread frost expected across north and central parts of the state. Even south Alabama will have to deal with temperatures in the 30s:
Friday night into Saturday morning will be the coldest of the week, and possibly of the fall.NWS
This cold snap isn’t expected to last all that long, according to the weather service.
Saturday will be another chilly day, but not as cold as Friday. And temperatures are expected to warm up even more on Sunday.
By Monday and Tuesday temperatures are expected rebound back into the 60s and 70s.
The next chance for rain is expected just before Thanksgiving.