Fog in the night, beautiful Sunday and impact weather ahead

Impact Weather Ahead: After a spring-like start to the new year, rain and thunderstorms return early next week. Heavy rain and some severe thunderstorms are possible. Check out the video predictions for the latest. Get the free WVTM 13 app and enable alerts for the latest weather updates. effect for most of central Alabama through Sunday morning. The New Year celebrations should have no weather problems: temperatures between 6 p.m. and midnight, partly cloudy skies and no rain. The New Year begins with a calm spring-like note with a cool morning in the 50s (and dense, scattered fog), and it feels more like April 1 than January 1 in the afternoon. short term through Sunday: Foggy Morning: Dense, scattered fog clears around 8:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. with temperatures in the low 50s at the start. Sunny and Warm: Expect more sunshine than cloud over New Years, which means it’s really hot! Expect highs in the 70s with a light west-southwest wind of 5-15 miles per hour. If you think it’s a bit hot for New Year’s Day, you’re right. It’s just not as hot as it was last January 1, when Birmingham set a record high of 80F. SEVEN DAY FORECAST Scattered showers pick up on Monday with a strong southerly breeze, but the weather is rapidly deteriorating on Tuesday with a risk of severe thunderstorms and heavy rain. Tuesday is an IMPACT DAY for central Alabama: Severe thunderstorms are moving in from the west Tuesday morning. Strong gusts of wind over 80 km/h, hail and tornadoes are possible; however, the overall risk level and placement of a “greater threat” remains uncertain. Expect a reduction in local threats and impacts through Sunday and Monday. Heavy Rain: The chance of excessive rain appears lower than a few days ago, but we’re still expecting at least 1-2 inches of rain over most of central Alabama through Wednesday. Some localized flash flooding is possible primarily south of Interstate 20 where the ground is more saturated. Heavy rain and thunderstorms continue through Wednesday morning before a cold front pushes moist air out and ushers in a cooler, drier and quieter spell late next week. Is winter over with this big warm-up? Not quite: the weather pattern changes again around January 10-20 to open up the Arctic to cold shots in the eastern part of North America. It doesn’t seem as bad as the Christmas cold, but we will have more frosts in the future. If you are a snow lover, this type of pattern is much more likely to give us a chance for wintry weather around this time as well. Vague? Yes, intentionally. Why so vague? Because there are no real details available! Recognizing the model is one thing, but knowing if that gun is loaded is a whole different idea.—STAY INFORMED OF THE WEATHERGet the free WVTM 13 app and turn on alerts for the latest weather updates. For the latest weather information from Birmingham and Central Alabama’s most certified accurate forecast, watch WVTM 13 News. Current Weather Conditions Hourly Forecast | 10 Day Forecast Interactive Radar Birmingham Skycams Live Doppler Radar Sign up for weather email alerts Download the WVTM 13 app Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Impact Weather Ahead: After a spring-like start to the new year, rain and thunderstorms return early next week. Heavy rain and some severe thunderstorms are possible. Check the video forecast for the latest.

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HAVE A GOOD YEAR!

The rain stops, the sky becomes mostly clear and some fog develops overnight.

A dense fog advisory is in effect for most of central Alabama through Sunday morning.

New Year’s Eve celebrations should have no problems with the weather: temperatures average to above 50 between 6 p.m. and midnight, partly cloudy skies and no rain.

The New Year starts off on a quiet spring note with a cool morning in the 50s (and dense, patchy fog), and it feels more like April Fool’s Day.st that January 1st in the afternoon.

Short-term expectations until Sunday:

  • Foggy Morning: Dense, scattered fog clears around 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. with temperatures in the early 50s.
  • Sunny and Warm: Expect more sunshine than cloud over New Years, which means it’s really hot! Expect highs in the 70s with a light west-southwest wind of 5-15 miles per hour.

If you think it’s a bit hot for New Year’s Day, you’re right. It just isn’t as hot as it was on January 1 when Birmingham set a record high of 80°F.

SEVEN-DAY FORECAST

Scattered showers pick up on Monday with a strong southerly breeze, but the weather is rapidly deteriorating on Tuesday with the risk of severe storms and heavy rain.

Tuesday is IMPACT DAY for Central Alabama:

  • Severe thunderstorms are coming in from the west on Tuesday morning.
  • Strong gusts of wind over 80 km/h, hail and tornadoes are possible; however, the overall risk level and placement of a “greater threat” remains uncertain. Expect a reduction in local threats and impacts through Sunday and Monday.
  • Heavy Rain: The chance of excessive rain appears lower than a few days ago, but we’re still expecting at least 1-2 inches of rain over most of central Alabama through Wednesday. Some localized flash flooding is possible primarily south of Interstate 20 where the ground is more saturated.
Alabama weather forecast

Heavy rain and thunderstorms continue through Wednesday morning before a cold front pushes moist air out and ushers in a cooler, drier and quieter spell late next week.

Winter is over with this big warm-up?

Not quite: the weather pattern changes again around January 10-20 to open up the Arctic to cold shots in the eastern part of North America. It doesn’t seem as bad as the Christmas cold, but we will have more frosts in the future. If you are a snow lover, this type of pattern is much more likely to give us a chance for wintry weather around this time as well.

Vague? Yes, intentionally. Why so vague? Because there are no real details available! Recognizing the pattern is one thing, but knowing if that weapon is loaded is a completely different idea.

7-day forecast with temperatures for central Alabama

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