TODAY: We’ll be caught between two frontal systems that will keep our weather active throughout the day and overnight. The day will start off dry for Alabama with the exception of locations along and south of the I-85 and U.S. 80 corridors. That moisture will lift northward through the day, with showers becoming possible around the I-20 corridor in the mid-afternoon and just an hour or so later north of that. There will be no instability involved, so no thunder is expected. Highs will top out in the mid to upper 40s, while overnight lows will fall into the lower 30s to the lower 40s.

NORTH ALABAMA TONIGHT: We could see a dusting to right around 1 inch of light snow for extreme north Alabama, especially north of the Tennessee River and close to the Tennessee state line. Temperatures will drop below freezing, which may allow for snow accumulation from 6 p.m. tonight to 6 a.m. Sunday. Extra lift from the Cumberland plateau may give a little boost to the snowfall in that region, which may allow for slightly higher amounts than expected. Temperatures will quickly rise into the 40s on Sunday, so any accumulated snow will melt off.

SUNDAY: Clouds will decrease throughout the day, which will allow for a good bit of sunshine by late afternoon. It will be warmer, as highs reach the mid-40s to the upper 50s.

MONDAY/TUESDAY: We’ll continue to stay between two fronts, keeping us mainly dry with above-average temperatures for early February. A few showers may creep into south central Alabama late Tuesday, but overall chances look small for now. Highs will be in the upper 50s to the mid-60s Monday and in the upper 50s to the upper 60s Tuesday.

WEDNESDAY: Moisture really starts to rise and showers will be possible during the latter half of Wednesday. Colder air will start to move in from the northwest;  daytime highs will be in the upper 40s to the mid-60s from northwest to southeast.

THURSDAY: An active pattern continues into Thursday, keeping showers possible at times. A surface low looks to form to our southwest and will eventually move into the northwestern corner of the state. That will allow for a shallow pocket of cold air to settle in over central Alabama. At this point, precipitation looks to stay all rain through midnight. Highs will be in the lower 40s to the lower 60s.

FRIDAY: It now looks like the Global Forecast System and European model agree on a cold rain across Alabama on Friday. The GFS is showing all of the moisture out of the area by midday with none of the rain changing over into freezing rain, sleet or snow. The European also paints all of Alabama dry by midday. We are still very early in the game, and these models can easily flip back to a wintry solution. Stay tuned. Highs will be in the mid-30s to the lower 50s.

ON THIS DATE IN 1807: It was the famous “Cold Friday” in the Midwest and South. The temperature did not rise above zero in Ohio and Kentucky.

ON THIS DATE IN 1987: Brownsville, Texas, was deluged with 7 inches of rain in just two hours, and flooding in some parts of the city was worse than that caused by Hurricane Beulah in 1967.

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