Dry weather has returned to Alabama. Now we’re looking ahead to quiet, balmy final days of 2024. Check out the video forecast for the latest. MILD, DRY SUNDAY Rain and storms will ease this morning, but the drier air moving in behind them won’t be quite as cold this time. Sunday’s weather will be warmer than usual in late December with a breeze blowing from the west. In the afternoon, you can expect high temperatures in the lower to mid 60s and mostly sunny skies. It’s going to be cold tonight. By sunrise on Monday morning, temperatures will drop to the mid 40s. ANOTHER WINDY STORM SYSTEM IS COMING. Monday will be about as nice as it was at the end of December: crisp and cool in the morning, lows in the mid 40s. A Warm South There will be a breeze in the afternoon with temperatures reaching the mid 60s. Some sun and some clouds but no precipitation expected. We will watch another strong area of ​​low pressure develop near Monday evening and Tuesday. We can call it “strong,” but other than the wind, there will be no real fuel to create “stormy” weather. Monday evening and Tuesday morning will be stormy but dry. Occasional wind gusts will reach speeds in excess of 35 to 40 mph as this strong low pressure system extends across Missouri and Kentucky. There is only a slight chance of light rain on Monday night and early Tuesday, then by Tuesday afternoon it will only look windy and mild. Temperatures will climb into the 60s once again this week before colder air begins to move south across the United States. HAPPY NEW YEAR! New Year’s Eve celebrations around Alabama will be dry and cool. Temperatures will be in the 40s at midnight, skies will be fair, and northwest breezes will be 5 to 15 mph. New Year’s Day (Wednesday) in Alabama will be as “average” as possible. The normal high temperature in Birmingham on January 1st is 52 degrees; The normal minimum temperature is 34 degrees. We expect to be very close to these numbers on New Year’s Day without any major weather issues. HERE COMES THE COLD Whether you’re ready or not, here it comes! For several weeks we have been talking about a very cold start to 2025. The weather pattern will be such that several waves of cold air will blow as far as Florida in the first two weeks of January. The first shot of arctic air will hit Friday into Saturday, pushing temperatures into the 30s. Highs will be in the 40s while our lows will fall into the 20s. Even colder air will arrive in the first full week of January, and there could be a risk of wintry weather in the chaotic back and forth of Arctic storm surges. Well, yes. For the latest weather information for Birmingham and the certified most accurate weather forecast for central Alabama, check out WVTM 13 News. Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook, X, formerly Twitter and Instagram.

Dry weather has returned to Alabama. Now we are looking forward to quiet, mild last days of 2024. For current information, see the video forecast.

MILD, DRY SUNDAY

There will be rain and storms this morning, but the drier air coming in behind them won’t be quite as cold this time.

Sunday’s weather will be warmer than usual in late December with a breeze blowing from the west. In the afternoon, you can expect high temperatures in the lower to mid 60s and mostly sunny skies.

It’s going to be cold tonight. By sunrise on Monday morning, temperatures will drop to the mid 40s.

ANOTHER WINDY STORM SYSTEM IS COMING

Monday will be about as nice a day as it was at the end of December:

• Fresh and cool morning, lows in the mid 40s.
• A warm southerly breeze will blow in the afternoon, with temperatures reaching the mid-60s.
• Some sun and some clouds but no precipitation expected.

We will watch another strong area of ​​low pressure develop nearby Monday evening and Tuesday. We can call it “strong,” but other than the wind it will have no real fuel with which to create “stormy” weather.

Monday night and Tuesday morning will be stormy but dry. Occasional wind gusts will reach speeds in excess of 35 to 40 mph as this strong low pressure system extends across Missouri and Kentucky.

There is only a slight chance of light rain on Monday night and early Tuesday, then by Tuesday afternoon it will only look windy and mild. Temperatures will climb into the 60s once again this week before colder air begins to move south across the United States.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

New Year’s Eve celebrations around Alabama will be dry and cool.

Temperatures will be in the 40s at midnight, skies will be fair, and northwest breezes will be 5 to 15 mph.

New Year’s Day (Wednesday) in Alabama will be about as “average” as it gets. Birmingham’s normal maximum temperature on January 1st^st is 52 degrees; The normal minimum temperature is 34 degrees. We expect to be very close to these numbers on New Year’s Day without any major weather issues.

HERE COMES THE COLD

Ready or not, here it comes!

For several weeks we have been talking about a very cold start to 2025. The weather pattern will be such that several waves of cold air will blow as far as Florida in the first two weeks of January.

The first shot of arctic air will arrive Friday through Saturday, pushing temperatures into the 30s and 40s while our lows fall into the 20s.

Even colder air will arrive in the first full week of January, and in the chaotic back and forth of Arctic storm surges there could be a risk of wintry weather there too.

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