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Get ready for the coldest air so far this season! Friday and Saturday are Impact Days, as bitterly cold weather is in the forecast with the potential for freezing conditions. HOW COLD? Friday begins and ends the same way: blustery and cold. The morning looks rough with wind chills down in the mid-20s for some spots across North Alabama. Some of the sheltered valley locations may see patchy frost but elevated winds will keep it out of the forecast for most. High temperatures will settle in the 50s, but a stiff northwest wind will keep it feeling like the 40s through the afternoon. If you're planning to brave the cold for round three of the AHSAA football playoffs, be sure to dress in warm layers. Temperatures will be sitting in the 40s at 7 p.m. Wind chills will be in the 30s for the entire game. SATURDAY A frost advisory will likely be issued for Saturday morning as surface winds become calm under a clear sky. Wake-up temperatures will range between 30-35 degrees. Some of the northernmost communities could see freezing conditions. While severe plumbing issues are unlikely, there could be an "agricultural freeze" in the pink-shaded regions and frost on grass, rooftops, and windshields in the blue zones.There's no need to stress about wrapping your pipes unless they're prone to freezing. Most insulated plumbing should handle temperatures in the low 30s just fine. It's not even the coldest weather North Alabama has experienced this year.Saturday afternoon will feel better as the thermometer climbs into the mid-to-upper 50s across Central Alabama. Still, that's cool. If you're watching UAB at 1 p.m., you may want a light jacket. It will be a cold night down in The Plains as Auburn takes on Texas A&M, with temperatures of 48 degrees at kickoff, then down into the low 40s by 9 p.m. FREEZE FACTS Birmingham has yet to have the first freeze of the season. If the airport temperature falls to 32 degrees on Friday or Saturday morning, it will be the eighth-latest freeze on record since 1895. The latest on record happened after the New Year in 1932 on Jan. 10.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.
Get ready for the coldest air so far this season! Friday and Saturday are Impact Days, as bitterly cold weather is in the forecast with the potential for freezing conditions.
HOW COLD?
Friday begins and ends the same way: blustery and cold. The morning looks rough with wind chills down in the mid-20s for some spots across North Alabama. Some of the sheltered valley locations may see patchy frost but elevated winds will keep it out of the forecast for most.
High temperatures will settle in the 50s, but a stiff northwest wind will keep it feeling like the 40s through the afternoon.
If you're planning to brave the cold for round three of the AHSAA football playoffs, be sure to dress in warm layers. Temperatures will be sitting in the 40s at 7 p.m. Wind chills will be in the 30s for the entire game.
SATURDAY
A frost advisory will likely be issued for Saturday morning as surface winds become calm under a clear sky. Wake-up temperatures will range between 30-35 degrees. Some of the northernmost communities could see freezing conditions.
While severe plumbing issues are unlikely, there could be an "agricultural freeze" in the pink-shaded regions and frost on grass, rooftops, and windshields in the blue zones.
There's no need to stress about wrapping your pipes unless they're prone to freezing. Most insulated plumbing should handle temperatures in the low 30s just fine. It's not even the coldest weather North Alabama has experienced this year.
Saturday afternoon will feel better as the thermometer climbs into the mid-to-upper 50s across Central Alabama.
Still, that's cool. If you're watching UAB at 1 p.m., you may want a light jacket.
It will be a cold night down in The Plains as Auburn takes on Texas A&M, with temperatures of 48 degrees at kickoff, then down into the low 40s by 9 p.m.
FREEZE FACTS
Birmingham has yet to have the first freeze of the season. If the airport temperature falls to 32 degrees on Friday or Saturday morning, it will be the eighth-latest freeze on record since 1895. The latest on record happened after the New Year in 1932 on Jan. 10.
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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