Author: Shane Butler

We’re Slowly Crawling Out Of The Deep Freeze!

The very cold air mass across the deep south is starting to loosen its grip on us.  A few more below freezing nights and then we’re out of the deep freeze.   Daytime temps will gradually climb and eventually manage to reach the 60s early next week. We begin the slow warm up this weekend.  We expect some sunshine and temps…

The Cold Air Lingers!

The very cold air mass across the deep south continues in place for now.  More cold nights with temps down into the lower 20s are ahead.  Daytime temps will gradually climb and eventually manage to reach the 60s early next week. In the meantime, we’re back down into the lower to mid 20s tonight.  Any areas with snow melt will…

Icy Conditions Still A Threat!

The melting process started Wednesday but with below freezing air remaining, there will be icy conditions for some overnight into Thursday morning. The main threat for black ice will be over areas of South Alabama that received significant snowfall.  Some of that snow melted today but a lot of it will refreeze causing the dangerous travel conditions again.   We’re expecting…

Clearing And Bitter Cold Overnight

We’re in the midst of a winter storm and the impacts are significant across our central and southern counties.  Snowfall has already reached 3 to 7 inches around Covington County. Areas along and just north of the 80/85 corridor have seen around an inch.   The snowfall will taper off and end during the late evening but what has fallen isn’t…

We’re Warming Up A Bit This Week

We continue to see our area drying out and warming up just a bit this week.  Temperatures will actually hover near the averages for January.  We need to enjoy while it last because there’s rain and eventually more Arctic air on the way! In the meantime, it’s going to be rather quiet weatherwise over the next several days. High pressure…

We Dry Out This Weekend But There’s More Rain Ahead

The winter storm system continues to move eastward and away from our area.  High pressure is building in behind the departing system. This will allow us to dry out over the weekend.  We expect the clouds to be a bit stubborn and slow to leave Saturday but Sunday is looking a lot brighter and temps will try to warm a…