CLANTON – Friday 245 pm, January 23, 2026
…Ice Storm Warning for Lauderdale, Colbert and Franklin counties from 12 am Saturday until 6 pm Sunday…
…Winter Weather Advisories and Winter Storm Watch from early Saturday until 6 pm Sunday near and north of I-20…
…Extreme Cold Watch for southwestern counties 12 am – 12 pm Monday…
Precipitation is forecast to enter the northern portions of the state between 2 am and 9 am, spreading across the entire state during the afternoon and evening hours and continuing into Sunday. The bulk of the precipitation will end Sunday evening, but snow flurries are possible statewide into Monday morning.
This system will produce widespread 2-4 inches of “liquid” totals with locally higher amounts across the northern half which could lead to localized flooding issues. 1-3 inches total rainfall is forecast for the southern half.
Concerning winter precipitation, although freezing rain will be the predominant type Saturday morning north of I-20, it may mix with sleet, especially at the beginning. The highest amounts of freezing rain will be in the far northwestern counties, where up to 1 inch of ice is possible by Saturday evening. Amounts up to 0.25 inch are also possible in the far northeastern counties.
Farther south to I-20, the good news is that less than 0.10 inch of freezing rain is expected Saturday morning, and by afternoon temperatures are forecast to warm above freezing for almost the entire state, which will help melt the ice. Still, driving conditions north of I-20 could be dangerous Saturday morning into the afternoon.
A very unique situation will occur Sunday with very cold air moving into the northwestern sections by afternoon, and a transition to light freezing rain and/or snow will likely occur across the northern half of the state during the afternoon. Up to an inch of snow could occur in the far northwest, with only trace amounts up to 0.1 inch of snow and/or freezing rain elsewhere.
Meanwhile, across the southern half of Alabama a line of showers and thunderstorms will occur and a few wind gusts from 40-60 mph and a tornado or two will be possible from late Sunday morning into the early evening hours.
Temperatures by Monday morning will range from the teens north to mostly 20s elsewhere. There could be icy spots on roadways from any standing water that has frozen. With gusty northwest winds, wind chills Monday morning could be as low as -3 degrees north to teens south. Highs will be very cold with 20s north to lower 40s south.
Lows Tuesday morning will be in the single digits north with mainly teens elsewhere. Highs on Tuesday will be in the middle 30s north to middle 40s south.
