James Spann: A few showers for Alabama tonight, then mostly dry through the weekend
SUNNY WINTER DAY: The sky is sunny for a change across Alabama this afternoon, and temperatures have warmed nicely. A few spots across west Alabama have reached 60 degrees; most spots are in the mid to upper 50s. Clouds will increase tonight ahead of a cold front, and a few scattered showers are possible statewide. But moisture is very limited, and rain amounts will be light and spotty.
FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND: The weather trends colder; we expect partly sunny days with a high between 47 and 50 degrees Friday, mid 40s Saturday and close to 50 Sunday. The weather will be mostly dry, although a few scattered snow flurries are possible Friday night and Saturday morning over the Tennessee Valley of far north Alabama. Morning lows will be somewhere between 27 and 32 degrees.
NEXT WEEK: The weather stays dry Monday and Tuesday with highs in the 50s; we will be close to 60 each afternoon Wednesday through Friday. Moisture levels rise over the latter half of the week, and a few periods of rain are possible Thursday and Friday. But, for now, we see no heavy rain, severe storms, winter storms or any other high-impact event around here for the next 10 days.
ON THIS DATE IN 1972: In Loma, Montana, the temperature soared from 54 degrees below zero to 49 degrees above zero on Jan. 14-15. The 103-degree change is the greatest ever recorded in the world for a 24-hour period.
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