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Freeze Warning In Place Tonight As Temperatures Plummet

We're looking at bitter cold air across the Tennessee Valley overnight, but warmer air is in the forecast.

It was for sure a cool afternoon across North Alabama and Southern Middle Tennessee. We got to enjoy plenty of sunshine today, but that didn't help temperatures. The Muscle Shoals Regional Airport saw a high temperature of 51° this Monday afternoon. The Huntsville International Airport also saw a high temperature of 51°. It should come as no surprise that these numbers are well below where we should be in mid-March. The average high temperature is right around 66°. 

High temperatures will eventually get back to this point, but we're going to have to wait until Wednesday. 

On average, the last time we see a low temperature below 30° is March 26th. I tell you this because we're looking at freezing conditions across the Tennessee Valley as temperatures plummet Monday night and Tuesday morning.

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A Freeze Warning will go into effect at 1:00 AM Tuesday and will expire at 9:00 AM Tuesday due to the sub-freezing temperatures expected and wind chill values in the low 20s! air temperatures will have no issue dropping into the mid and upper 20s Monday night and Tuesday morning.

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It's not unusual to see freezing conditions in mid-march though. In fact, our average last freeze to occur across the Tennessee Valley is around the very end of March/very beginning of April. We've seen freezing temperatures as late as May 7th before!

Temperatures will find their way back into the upper 60s by Wednesday and we'll stay in the 60s for the rest of the week. Dry conditions much of the next seven days too with the exception of Friday - scattered showers are in the forecast!

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