Rainy until Saturday but dry for New Year’s Day

START THE DAY GENTLY. IT IS CLOUDY AND WET. WE HAVE A FEW SHOWERS IN THE AREA BUT MOST OF WE START IN THE 50S. LOTS OF CLOUD COVER AROUND AND THERE ARE STILL A FEW AREAS OF RAIN. MOST OF THESE SHOWERS ARE MOVING. AND SO THEY SHOULDN’T LAST IN ONE PARTICULAR PLACE TOO TERRIBLY LONG. AND THERE IS NOTHING REALLY VERY HEAVY IN THE AREA. A FEW SHOWERS ON WVTM 13 DOPPLER LIVE IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA. WE HAVE SOME DOWNHILLS IN CHILTON COUNTY, VERBENA COOPER, EVENTUALLY UP TO ROCKFORD AS WELL. SO WE HAVE NOT DONE WITH THE RAIN YET, BUT WE THINK MOST OF IT WILL END AS WE ENTER THIS AFTERNOON. SO IF YOU HAVE SHOWERS EARLY IN THE DAY AND YOU CAN SEE THESE CHANCES OF RAIN DIMINISHING BY MID OR LATE AFTERNOON, BUT PRETTY MILD TODAY. MOST OF US WILL BE NEAR 66 FOR THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH. AND THEN IF YOU HAVE PLANS FOR NEW YEAR’S EVE MOST AREAS WILL BE RAINFREE BY 6 AM IN THE HIGH 50S THEN FALLING INTO THE LOW 50S BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. SOME FOG WILL LIKELY FORM OVERNIGHT. SO WE WILL START SUNDAY WITH A BIT OF FOG AND THEN, AS WE ENTERED THE AFTERNOON, WE NEED TO CLEAR WELL AND WATCH THOSE HIGH TEMPERATURES TO RING IN THE NEW YEAR. BOY NUMBERS WILL BE IN THE 70S. IT IS IN MANY PLACES NEAR 70 FOR A HIGH IN BIRMINGHAM WILL BE NEAR THAT AND ANNISTON MAY EVEN BE A VERY LOW 70S IN SOME SOUTH WEST OR SPOTS. AND THEN OUR NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO FORM TO OUR WEST ON MONDAY. AND SO YOU CAN REALLY SEE AREAS WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI, WE HAVE AN INCREASED RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL THEN LEAD OUR DIRECTION ON TUESDAY. AND SO WE HAVE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, BY THE WAY, IS AN IMPACT DAY. AT THIS TIME WE ARE UNDER A SLIGHT RISK SEE IF YOU HAVE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS, ALL SEVERE WEATHER MODES WILL BE POSSIBLE. IT LOOKS LIKE POSSIBLY STARTING LATE MORNING, TUESDAY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. BUT TORNADOES CANNOT BE EXCLUDED. A FEW STRONG GUSTS OF WIND AGAIN AGAIN, WORRYING A TWO ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 5. THEREFORE A SLIGHT RISK FOR OUR REGION. AND THEN ON WEDNESDAY, IT LOOKS WE MAY CONTINUE TO SEE THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN, WHICH MAY MEANT SOME FLASH FLOODS. SO SOMETHING WE ARE LOOKING FOR NEXT WEEK WITH THESE TWO DAYS OF IMPACT.

The rainy weather clears up in time for the New Year

Upcoming Weather Impact: Occasional rain on Saturday morning and possibility of heavy rain and severe storms early next week. Check out the video predictions for the latest. RAIN END TO 2022 Showers persist early Saturday (New Years Eve) but rain is absent by sunset leaving us dry and mild for New Years Eve celebrations on Saturday evening. Short-term expectations through Saturday: Periods of rain Saturday morning: A batch of showers – a few heavy showers – move through central Alabama early Saturday. Another 0.5″ to 1.0″ of rain is likely mostly south of I-20. Expect less overall rain impact north of the Birmingham area. Drier in the afternoon and evening: the humidity evaporates quickly on Saturday afternoon, and we can even have a few sunny breaks before sunset. Temperatures soar into the upper 60s with a westerly wind of around 6 to 12 miles per hour. At midnight, expect fair skies, light winds, and jacket weather: down into the 50s with light winds. SEVEN-DAY FORECAST New Year’s Day kicks off 2023 on a very warm note: a light breeze and mostly sunny skies. The forecast high temperature of 70°F is 16 degrees above average, but still 10 degrees lower than last year’s record high of 80°F on January 1. This heat makes it easy to spend time outdoors before a stormy week. Monday with a strong southerly breeze, but the weather is rapidly deteriorating on Tuesday with the risk of severe storms and heavy rain. 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. We’ll narrow that down over the weekend until Monday for more specific information on what to expect. Heavy Precipitation: Up to 6 inches of rain is possible in the upper part of the precipitation, but most of northern and central Alabama gets about 2-3 inches total through Wednesday. and ushers in a cooler, drier and quieter spell late next week. Checking for the potential for colder weather in January: 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.

Upcoming Weather Impact: Occasional rain on Saturday morning and possibility of heavy rain and severe storms early next week. Check the video forecast for the latest.

RAINY END OF 2022

The showers linger early on Saturday (New Years Eve) but the rain is gone by sunset leaving us dry and balmy for the New Year celebrations on Saturday evening.

Short-term expectations until Saturday:

  • Rainy spells Saturday morning: A batch of showers – a few heavy showers – move through central Alabama early Saturday. Another 0.5″ to 1.0″ of rain is likely mostly south of I-20. Expect less overall rain impact north of the Birmingham area.
  • Drier in the afternoon and evening: the humidity evaporates quickly on Saturday afternoon, and we can even have a few sunny breaks before sunset. Temperatures soar into the upper 60s with a westerly wind of around 6 to 12 miles per hour. At midnight, expect fair skies, light winds, and jacket weather: down into the 50s with light winds.

SEVEN-DAY FORECAST

New Year’s Day kicks off 2023 on a very warm note: highs in the upper 60s and lower 70s with a light breeze and mostly sunny skies. The predicted high of 70°F is 16 degrees above average, but still 10 degrees lower than last year’s record 80°F on January 1.

This heat makes it easy to spend time outdoors before a stormy week ahead.

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:

Alabama weather forecast

  • 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. We’ll narrow that down over the weekend until Monday for more specific information on what to expect.
  • Heavy Precipitation: Up to 6 inches of rain is possible in the upper part of the precipitation, but most of northern and central Alabama gets about 2-3 inches total through Wednesday.

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

precipitation over the next seven days

Checking for the possibility of colder weather in January: the weather pattern changes again around January 10-20 to open the Arctic to cold snaps in eastern 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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