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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Monday January 25, 2010
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...Deficit Denting Rain...

Colder is the weather word as we start a new work week here at the end of January. A deep trough of low pressure has aligned itself from southern Canada through the Great Lakes and straight into Alabama. This will allow for some colder readings over the next couple of days.

DENTING THE DEFICIT: Rainfall amounts were generally just below two inches yesterday across Central Alabama. The 1.85 inches that fell at the Birmingham International Airport erased a good bit of the deficit that had built up since the first of January. We should hold our own for the rest of the week, with about an inch expected from a late week system.

MONDAY/TUESDAY: A good bit of sunshine will return to Alabama today, but the mercury will still struggle to surpass 50 degrees. Most spots will make the lower 50s. A strong westerly wind all day will make It feel colder. With clear skies overnight tonight and relaxed winds, the mercury will fall off into the upper 20s. We have been saying Tuesday high temperatures would not make it to 50, and that now looks likely. Another freeze is likely area wide Tuesday night.

WARILY WATCHING END OF WEEK SYSTEM: Wednesday and Thursday will feature partly cloudy and milder conditions, with highs near 60. Clouds will increase Thursday night and rain will move in late. Temperature profiles should be warm enough for the precipitation to fall as rain across Central Alabama, but there is a chance that there could be a changeover to freezing rain or a wintry mix as the cold front moves through early Friday. There could also be a little light snow or mix on Friday, as temperatures hover in the 30s with a strong northwest wind. Things will be sharply colder over the weekend, with highs on Saturday barely getting above 32F.

WEATHERBRAINS: Busy show tonight with Betsy Kling from WKYC in Cleveland joining the panel . It will be a memorable show with legend Les Lemon in the role of Guest WeatherBrain. You won't want to miss this show as the discussion turns to radar, severe storms and weather safety at large venues Keep up with the goings on behind the scenes at the show by following us on Twitter @weatherbrains.

ON THIS DATE IN 1978: Meteorologist Bert Reeves was concerned as he studied the weather charts for the day of the National Weather Service in Indianapolis. It had been a snowy winter across much of Indiana, including South Bend, where 50 inches had already fallen in January and 113 inches since the fall. But Reeves knew that the worst was yet to come. An intensifying low pressure system was moving up from Texas and colliding with very cold Arctic air in place over the Great Lakes Region. He would issue a blizzard warning for the entire state of Indiana. It turned out to be a good move, as a major blizzard paralyzed much of the Upper Midwest, with South Bend IN getting dumped on by an amazing 4 feet of snow! Follow my weather history tweets on Twitter. I am @ wxhistorian.

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TODAY
Becoming mostly sunny. Breezy and cooler.
Afternoon High 51
WIND: W 12-22

TUESDAY
Sunshine, but chilly. Still breezy.
Morning Low 28 Afternoon High 49
WIND: W 10-18

WEDNESDAY
Becoming partly cloudy.
Morning Low 29 Afternoon High 60
WIND: SE 6-12

THURSDAY
Partly sunny, but increasing clouds with rain overnight, possibly changing to a wintry mix late.
Morning Low 36 Afternoon High 58
WIND: SE 6-18

FRIDAY
Mostly cloudy. A wintry mix possible.
Morning Low 32 Afternoon High 38
WIND: N 10-18

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