7:00 AM | ****Arctic blast arrives tonight and early morning temperatures are likely to be in the single digits following the post-frontal dramatic plunge****
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Huntsville, Alabama metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of showers, highs near 50 degrees; S-SE winds increasing to 10-20 mph
Tonight
Mainly cloudy with evening rain showers and then late night snow showers, very windy and turning sharply colder following the passage of a powerful Arctic cold frontal system, upper single digits are likely for late night lows
Friday
Mainly sunny, windy, frigid cold, mid-to-upper teens for afternoon highs
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, windy, bitter cold, upper single digits are likely for late night lows
Saturday
Mainly sunny, brisk and very cold, low-to-mid 20’s
Sunday
Partly sunny, very cold, near 30 degrees
Monday
Partly sunny, not as harsh, upper 30’s
Tuesday
Partly sunny, chilly, mid 40’s
Discussion
The strong Arctic frontal system that represents the leading edge of an intensely cold air mass will reach the Huntsville region later tonight. It’ll stay mild through the day with rain showers possible and then the bottom will fall out with temperatures post frontal passage plunging all the way to single digits by Friday morning. Snow showers are possible late tonight and winds will be very strong adding to potential difficult travel conditions. A frigid weekend will follow with Christmas Eve (Saturday) and Christmas Day (Sunday) the coldest in many years in much of the eastern half of the nation.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather