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...Snow Possible Thursday...

Alabama continues in the grips of a severe cold spell and it won't be ending anytime soon. According to the National Weather Service, the record for consecutive days with lows 25F or lower is eleven. That record most certainly will be in danger before this cold spell in finished. The interesting thing is that we will likely set very few record daily lows during it. As we have been saying, it is the protracted nature of the cold that will make it especially dangerous.

FOR YOUR MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY: Things are getting off to a cold start across Alabama this morning. Parts of North Alabama experienced a hard freeze overnight. Skies will be mostly sunny today, with temperatures struggling to get much higher than the middle 30s across Central sections. Another hard freeze is possible tonight across much of the area, with the average low around 15F. Tuesday will feature sunny skies with highs in the upper 30s. Teens again Tuesday night. In fact Tuesday night may be the coldest night so far. Wednesday will feature a little warm up ahead of the Thursday storm system. Warm up being a relative word, with highs around 40F on average.

THURSDAY SYSTEM: A strong disturbance rotating through the Ohio Valley will bring a chance of snow to Alabama. Temperatures on Thursday won't get above freezing during the day, which means that any snow that falls will stick. The wild card in snowfall amounts for Thursday will be a potential Gulf low. If it is stronger and stays to the south, parts of Central Alabama could have a significant snowfall. If it is weaker, snowfall amounts will be lighter. The system is not even over the U.S. yet, so we still need a little more time to track it. Even colder air will come in for the weekend, with highs not in the 20s and lows in the single digits.

CALIFORNIA WEATHER: Spectacular weather all week for all of the Alabama fans that have headed west for the BCS National Championship game. There could be some Santa Ana conditions by Thursday night, but hopefully there will be no fire threat during the game. Highs will be well into the70s each day. Lows will be in the mid 40s to lower 50s. Just about perfect.

WEATHERBRAINS: Some of the upcoming guests on the netcast that's all about weather include Hannah Bayman from the BBC, Brian Neudorff (the NASCAR weatherman), Mike Nelson from Denver, author David Laskin, Corey Ann Walton from the National Hurricane Center, storm chaser/photographer Dan Robinson and radar expert Les Lemon. We will have two specials on Amateur Radio and Social Media and weather. It will be a fun year. Follow us on Twitter @weatherbrains.

ON THIS DATE IN 1982: Six to eight feet of snow fell in 26 hours at Squaw Valley, California. Serious mudslides affected San Francisco as three days of heavy rain dumps up to 25 inches in Marin and Cruz Counties. Thirty six people died in the storm, twenty eight in the mudslides alone. California's official 24 hour snowfall record was set at Echo Summit with 67 inches during this storm. Follow my weather history tweets on Twitter. I am @ wxhistorian.

Bill Murray
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TODAY
Sunny, but very cold.
Afternoon High 35
WIND: N/NW 8-18

TUESDAY
Clear and very cold.
Morning Low 13 Afternoon High 38
WIND: NW 7-14

WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny. A tad warmer.
Morning Low 17 Afternoon High 40
WIND: NW 6-12

THURSDAY
A good chance of snow.
Morning Low 24 Afternoon High 32
WIND: NW 5-15

FRIDAY
Clearing windy and very cold.
Morning Low 21 Afternoon High 26
WIND: NW 10-20

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