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That cold wind will keep on blowing tonight and early Friday driving wind chills down into the lower and middle 20s. Get ready for several very cold nights into next week. Check the video forecast for the latest. COLD AIR SETTLING INThursday's warmest temperature of the day came at 1:19 a.m. when Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport's thermometer read 68 degrees. By 4 p.m. we had fallen to 48 degrees, and the drop continues tonight.Low temperatures will hit the low to middle 30s early Friday morning, and the chill will be on for the entire weekend ahead.FREEZING NIGHTS AND CHILLY DAYS Friday, Saturday, and Sunday will be downright cold. Shopping WeatherTemperatures will drop all the way to the lower and middle 30s Friday morning, and a light breeze will make it feel like it is in the 20s.It does not get much better Friday afternoon, as we struggle to reach 50 degrees even under a mostly sunny sky.THIS WEEKENDThose who enjoy cooler temperatures will appreciate this weekend's forecast.Iron Bowl SaturdayMost of North and Central Alabama will hit the 20s by Saturday morning, and that should be the first official freeze of the season for Birmingham.The Iron Bowl in Tuscaloosa will bring a chill on Saturday, too. Kickoff temperatures will be in the low 50s under a sunny sky in Tuscaloosa, but it will get cold as the sun sets. By the end of the game, it will be in the 40s with a wind chill between 35 and 40 degrees.It will be even colder for some other Saturday games across the Southeastern Conference. Some light snow could fall during for the Arkansas at Missouri game, and it will be very cold for Vandy and Tennessee in Nashville.ANOTHER BLAST OF COLDWe expect multiple nights of subfreezing temperatures into next week. Plan to cover exposed faucets and pipes to prevent plumbing problems each night through the middle of next week.WARMING UP, MORE STORMS POSSIBLEThe air will be slow to recover from this shot of Arctic air, but we do expect a gradual warm up next week. Monday and Tuesday mornings will be the coldest, and then we will rebound to more seasonable early December weather with daytime highs closer to 60 degrees and morning lows down in the 30s and 40s. The warming trend will ramp up ahead of a storm system late next week that could bring widespread rain and another threat of some severe thunderstorms to Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Georgia between Thursday and Saturday. Longer-range guidance is not locked in on this yet, so expect some adjustments to the timing and placement of this threat. For the latest Birmingham weather information and Central Alabama's certified most accurate forecast, watch WVTM 13 News.Don't forget to follow us on Facebook, X, formerly Twitter, and Instagram.
That cold wind will keep on blowing tonight and early Friday driving wind chills down into the lower and middle 20s. Get ready for several very cold nights into next week. Check the video forecast for the latest.
COLD AIR SETTLING IN
Thursday's warmest temperature of the day came at 1:19 a.m. when Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport's thermometer read 68 degrees. By 4 p.m. we had fallen to 48 degrees, and the drop continues tonight.
Low temperatures will hit the low to middle 30s early Friday morning, and the chill will be on for the entire weekend ahead.
FREEZING NIGHTS AND CHILLY DAYS
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday will be downright cold.
Shopping Weather
Temperatures will drop all the way to the lower and middle 30s Friday morning, and a light breeze will make it feel like it is in the 20s.
It does not get much better Friday afternoon, as we struggle to reach 50 degrees even under a mostly sunny sky.
THIS WEEKEND
Those who enjoy cooler temperatures will appreciate this weekend's forecast.
Iron Bowl Saturday
Most of North and Central Alabama will hit the 20s by Saturday morning, and that should be the first official freeze of the season for Birmingham.
The Iron Bowl in Tuscaloosa will bring a chill on Saturday, too.
Kickoff temperatures will be in the low 50s under a sunny sky in Tuscaloosa, but it will get cold as the sun sets. By the end of the game, it will be in the 40s with a wind chill between 35 and 40 degrees.
It will be even colder for some other Saturday games across the Southeastern Conference. Some light snow could fall during for the Arkansas at Missouri game, and it will be very cold for Vandy and Tennessee in Nashville.
ANOTHER BLAST OF COLD
We expect multiple nights of subfreezing temperatures into next week. Plan to cover exposed faucets and pipes to prevent plumbing problems each night through the middle of next week.
WARMING UP, MORE STORMS POSSIBLE
The air will be slow to recover from this shot of Arctic air, but we do expect a gradual warm up next week. Monday and Tuesday mornings will be the coldest, and then we will rebound to more seasonable early December weather with daytime highs closer to 60 degrees and morning lows down in the 30s and 40s.
The warming trend will ramp up ahead of a storm system late next week that could bring widespread rain and another threat of some severe thunderstorms to Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Georgia between Thursday and Saturday. Longer-range guidance is not locked in on this yet, so expect some adjustments to the timing and placement of this threat.
For the latest Birmingham weather information and Central Alabama's certified most accurate forecast, watch WVTM 13 News.
Don't forget to follow us on Facebook, X, formerly Twitter, and Instagram.
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