Two cycles of rain for Alabama over the next seven days: heavy showers likely and a few heavy storms possible. Check the video predictions for the latest. ROUNDING OUT 2023 A total change in weather conditions for the next 7-10 days keeps temperatures above average for the foreseeable future. That frigid setup that has left Birmingham 16 degrees below average for the past six days is already over, so it’s time to embrace the heat. most of us probably stay above 32°F even on the coldest nights of this period. Short-term expectation through ThursdayPartly sunny and warmer in the afternoon: Thursday’s high of 66°F in Birmingham will be the hottest day in two weeks! A stronger breeze: the wind becomes more noticeable on Thursday with occasional gusts to over 20 mph. Sustained winds most of the day range from approximately 5 to 15 miles per hour from the southwest. Wet and stormy weather dominates the headlines through Friday and Saturday and again into early next week. SEVEN-DAY FORECAST Rain – and lots of it: that’s the big takeaway for next week. The first wave of rain and thunderstorms arrives on Friday. We start with a few light showers from 9 a.m. to noon, but the rain really resumes Friday after 3 p.m. Friday night looks like a real distemper: especially south of Birmingham where more than two inches of rain falls. Most communities get around a half to a full inch, but some will get a lot more. Some flash floods are possible. The rain moves in on Saturday afternoon and New Year’s Eve looks partly cloudy and mild. Temperatures drop from around 60°F at 6:00 p.m. to the mid-50s (jacket weather) at midnight. New Year’s Day is perhaps the best weather day of the next two weeks: fantastic with highs near 22°C and some sunshine. Another slow-moving storm system is approaching next Monday, and this one also has the potential for heavy rain and severe storms. Details are not visible at this distance, so just be mindful of the potential for heavy rain and a few severe thunderstorms in the Monday/Tuesday period. A severe weather threat is not clearly identified, but take it as an early warning of at least a chance of it happening with the storms early next week. The rainfall totals look very impressive: potentially more than 4-5 inches between the two towers. Winter It’s not over either! We will have more cold spells, but we are unlikely to get anything like Christmas chill again for some time. It was exceptional; however, more arctic air waves seem likely by mid-January. —STAY INFORMED WITH THE WEATHERGet the free WVTM 13 app and turn on alerts for the latest weather updates. For the latest Birmingham weather information and Central Alabama’s most accurate certified forecast, watch WVTM 13 News. Doppler RadarSign up for email weather alertsDownload the WVTM 13 appDon’t forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Two cycles of rain for Alabama over the next seven days: heavy showers likely and a few heavy storms possible. Check the video forecast for the latest.
COMPLETE 2023
A total change in weather conditions for the next 7-10 days keeps temperatures above average for the foreseeable future. That frigid setup that has left Birmingham 16 degrees below average for the past six days is already over, so it’s time to embrace the heat.
We no longer see hard freezes for northern and central Alabama for at least the first week of January, and even then most of us are likely staying above 32°F on even the coldest nights. cold during this period.
Short-term expectations until Thursday
- Partly sunny and warmer in the afternoon: Thursday’s high of 66F in Birmingham will be the hottest day in two weeks!
- A stronger breeze: the wind becomes more noticeable on Thursday with occasional gusts to over 20 mph. Sustained winds most of the day range from approximately 5 to 15 miles per hour from the southwest.
Wet and stormy weather dominates the headlines through Friday and Saturday and again into early next week.
SEVEN-DAY FORECAST
Rain – and lots of it: that’s the big takeaway for next week.
The first wave of rain and thunderstorms arrives on Friday. We start with a few light showers from 9 a.m. to noon, but the rain really resumes Friday after 3 p.m. Friday night looks like a real distemper: especially south of Birmingham where more than two inches of rain falls. Most communities get around a half to a full inch, but some will get a lot more. Some flash floods are possible.
The rain moves in on Saturday afternoon and New Year’s Eve looks partly cloudy and mild. Temperatures drop from around 60°F at 6:00 p.m. to the mid-50s (jacket weather) at midnight.
New Year’s Day is perhaps the best weather day of the next two weeks: fantastic with highs near 22°C and some sunshine.
Another slow-moving storm system is approaching next Monday, and this one also has the potential for heavy rain and severe storms. Details are not visible at this distance, so just be mindful of the potential for heavy rain and a few severe thunderstorms in the Monday/Tuesday period. A threat of severe weather is not clearly identified, but take it as an early warning of at least a chance of it happening with the storms early next week.
Total rainfall looks very impressive: potentially more than 4-5″ between the two towers.
Winter isn’t over either! We will have more cold spells, but we are unlikely to get anything like Christmas chill again for some time. It was exceptional; however, further outbreaks of arctic air appear likely by mid-January.
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