Awareness Week: Winter Precipitation You Can Expect in Alabama

In the South during the winter season, you can expect various types of precipitation. During Winter Weather Awareness Week we are taking time out to explain many winter season scenarios to help you be prepared.

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The key ingredient to what happens in our area is the temperature of the air. According to the National Weather Service in Birmingham, the “temperature of the air matters greatly not only at the surface but aloft as well. When the margin is small (within a degree or two of freezing) the forecast becomes much more challenging.”