Hard freeze warning in effect from 9 PM this evening to 9 am CST Wednesday...
Tonight
Clear. Lows around 17. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy in the evening becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Light winds becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.
Thursday
Cloudy. Chance of rain in the morning...then scattered rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 40s. Southeast winds around 5 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy. Rain and snow likely in the evening...then scattered snow showers after midnight. Lows 18 to 23. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Friday
Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy in the evening becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 14.
Saturday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s. Lowest wind chill readings 3 below to 7 above zero in the morning.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear. Lows around 12.
Sunday
Sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Lowest wind chill readings 2 below to 8 above zero in the morning.
... Hard freeze warning remains in effect from 9 PM this evening to 9 am CST Wednesday...
A hard freeze warning remains in effect from 9 PM this evening to 9 am CST Wednesday.
An Arctic high pressure system continues to build into the region through tonight... and will once again bring extremely cold overnight temperatures to the region. Temperatures tonight will be even colder than those of Monday night... with all interior locations away from the coast experiencing low temperatures in the mid to upper teens. Even those locations along the immediate coast will experience a hard freeze tonight... with low temperatures falling into the low to mid 20s there. This will be a long duration hard freeze of nearly 12 hours at most locations... with temperatures falling below 26 degrees over the far northern portion of the forecast area by around 9 PM this evening... then falling below 26 degrees for the remainder of the forecast area by around midnight.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A hard freeze warning means that temperatures are expected to drop below 26 degrees for more than 5 hours. These conditions will be a threat to the lives of the elderly and homeless who have no heat or are using space heaters without modern safety features. Pets and livestock should also be protected. There could also be damage to sensitive vegetation and exposed plumbing... and also to water based cooling systems of automobiles and stationary engines. Area residents and agencies are urged to make final preparations for these freezing conditions including checks on the elderly and provisions for the homeless.
Fire Weather Warning
Statement as of 2:02 PM CST on Enero 05, 2010
... Red flag warning remains in effect until 6 PM CST this evening for southwest Alabama and the northwest Florida Panhandle due to a long duration of very low relative humidity less than 25 percent... ... Red flag warning remains in effect from 10 am to 5 PM CST Wednesday for southwest Alabama and the northwest Florida Panhandle due to a long duration of very low relative humidity less than 25 percent...
A red flag warning remains in effect until 6 PM CST this evening. A red flag warning remains in effect from 10 am to 5 PM CST Wednesday.
Lowest humidity will fall to below critical levels to less than 25 percent for several hours today and again on Wednesday.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
The red flag warning today and Wednesday means there is a high likelihood of critical fire weather conditions. Very low relative humidity will create conditions supportive for wildfires.