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Friday, December 23, 2005

ABC 33/40 E-Forecast

ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
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LOOK FOR SOME WEEKEND RAIN: Most of it will occur Saturday afternoon and Saturday night as a disturbance spreads eastward across the central part of the country. Don’t be surprised if you hear some thunder at some point Saturday afternoon and evening, but it is not a situation that favors a severe weather threat. It is due more so to colder air moving in aloft.

Tonight we may have our low temperatures before midnight, especially over the western part of the state, as a high pressure system slides off to the east. It is also going to be one of those nights when you can almost choose you own low temperature. Over on the west side of the state, it may not get under 40, while in some of the secluded valleys in NE Alabama it may drop to near freezing.

CHRISTMAS DAY: After warming up to near 60 on Saturday, Christmas Day will feel a lot colder with temperature staying in the 40s all day along with brisk west winds. There could be some lingering light rain Christmas morning—mainly over the north third of the state. In some areas, it will only be sprinkles.

NEXT WEEK: Sunshine returns Monday as a warming trend starts. You will really enjoy Tuesday as afternoon temperature climb into the mid 60s. Next storm system will bring us some more showers about Wednesday.

LAST NIGHT: Another cold one and again temperatures dropped lower than expected. Samples:

14 at Crudup (north of Gadsden in deep valley)
15 at Horseshoe Bend, Black Creek and Rock Mills
16 at Gadsden and Wedowee
17 in Hamilton, Talladega and Heflin
18 in Ft. Payne
19 in Pinson, Jasper, Wadley, Albertville, Hartselle
20 in Anniston
22 in Huntsville, Tuscaloosa

WE HEAR CHEERS FROM THE NORTH: Chicago, where it has been very cold this December, was expecting 37 this afternoon and 42 tomorrow. They won’t know how to act. This afternoon, temperatures had soared into the low 60s in SW Nebraska...other notes...the low this morning was zero in Gunnison, Colorado for the coldest. One year ago a rare snow covered the ground all the way down to Galveston Island. There was 4 inches in Corpus Christi. Brownsville got 1.5 inches—the first snow on the ground in over 100 years.

A BITTER TIME IN 1989: It was 1 above zero in Birmingham this date that year—part of a tremendous cold wave all the way to the Gulf Coast. It dropped to 11 in New Orleans. The center of the high pressure system built to 1061 milibars.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: A record busy day for Little Miss Molly yesterday as we had our family Christmas. The house was full of folks and she spent much of the day dashing to her safe places because of the noise. Every time I would even walk toward my weather office, she would outrun me and be standing on her hind legs with her front paws on my chair wanting me to lift her up on my desk. That is one of her very favorite safe places, because I am usually sitting there. She will come over close to me and want to be hugged. She had great fun—she just doesn‘t like the sudden noises. Life goes on.

J. B. Elliott
jbelliott@charter.net

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TONIGHT
Fair. Not as cold.
Morning Low 37
WIND: Light S

SATURDAY
Clouds increase. Occasional showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly in the afternoon and night.
Morning Low 37 Afternoon High 59
WIND: SW 10-16

SUNDAY
Cloudy, breezy and colder. Some lingering light rain during the morning.
Morning Low 40 Afternoon High 45
WIND: W 10-18

MONDAY
Mostly sunny. A milder afternoon.
Morning Low 30 Afternoon High 55
WIND: W 6-12

TUESDAY
Partly sunny and warmer.
Morning Low 38 Afternoon High 64
WIND: SW 8-16

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