As of 10:40 am, skies have cleared out across Central Alabama and your Christmas Eve has turned out to be a “chamber of commerce” type of day. Temperatures as of the 10:00 am roundup were in the upper 50s to the mid-60s already. Birmingham was at 62 degrees. A few locations were at 65 degrees as the warm spots. A few locations were tied as the cool spots at 58 degrees.
Weather For The Rest Of Christmas Eve
Clouds have moved out of the area and we can expect maximum sunshine through the remainder of the daylight hours on this fine Christmas Eve. Afternoon highs will be well above average, reaching the upper 60s to the lower 70s across the area. Clouds will start to creep back into the area this evening and during the overnight hours, especially over the southern and western parts of the area. We’ll remain dry with lows only dropping into the mid to upper 40s.
Some Clouds But Remaining Very Nice On Christmas Day
Those above-average temperatures will continue on Wednesday as the 2019 edition of Christmas Day will be a nice and mild day. We’ll have a mix of sun and clouds and afternoon highs will reach the mid to upper 60s.
On This Day In Weather History
1988 – Early morning thunderstorms developing along a cold front spawned a powerful tornado at Franklin, TN, which killed one person, injured seven others, and caused eight million dollars damage. Another in a series of winter storms in the western U.S. produced 20 inches of snow at Blue Canyon CA in 24 hours. Bishop CA received 14 inches of snow in just six hours, and Redding CA, which averages three inches of snow per year, was blanketed with ten inches.
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