Dangerously Cold Temperatures Monday and Tuesday with Winter Storm Tuesday

By Jim Stefkovich, Meteorologist, Alabama Emergency Management Agency

CLANTON – Sunday, 3:45 pm January 19, 2025

Low temperatures tomorrow morning will range from the single digits north to mid 20s south.  Lows each morning from Tuesday through Friday will range from 10-15 degrees north to mid 20s south.  High temperatures Monday and Tuesday will range from the 20s north to 30s south, in the 30s on Wednesday and lower to middle 40s Thursday and Friday.

Areas near and north of I-20 will remain below freezing through at least Wednesday morning. Wind Chill readings during the overnight hours tonight through Thursday morning will range from 2 to -9 north and lower teens at the coast.

Models remain in good agreement that the bulk of the winter precipitation will be in the form of snow near and south of a Livingston – Montgomery – Auburn line Tuesday.  Some sleet and a small chance of freezing rain mixed with snow is still possible in far southern Alabama.  The current total amount of snow/sleet map is shown above.

What is still unclear is how far north the snow will occur, as well as amounts.  Do not be surprised to see changes to both amounts and locations over the next 36 hours.  

The precipitation will begin spreading across the state between 9 am and 12 pm Tuesday with the bulk of it between 12 pm Tuesday and 3 am Wednesday.  Where the heaviest snow occurs, it is highly likely that road impacts will continue into Thursday. I can’t stress enough that any snowfall, especially on untreated roads, has the potential to cause immediate and hazardous driving conditions once it begins.  Especially where and inch or more of snowfall occurs, road impacts are likely to continue into Thursday.