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KEY MESSAGES

Updated at 907 PM CST Wed Dec 24 2025

- Temperatures will remain above normal with highs in the 60s and 70s through Sunday.

- A strong cold front on Sunday night will bring much colder temperatures for early next week.

NEAR TERM

(Rest of tonight and Thursday) Issued at 907 PM CST Wed Dec 24 2025

After a near record setting warm day, temperatures are sliding back into the middle 50s to middle 60s this evening. The cool spots are in DeKalb County where the wind has become calm. Temp/dew points spreads are narrowing quickly this evening, so have gone ahead and added patchy fog to the forecast, mainly in north Alabama. We will monitor that trend this evening. Widespread low stratus is also forecast to develop overnight. Overnight lows will be in the lower to middle 50s. Weak isentropic ascent and moisture transport will continue to produce cloud cover through Christmas Day, although ceilings will rise through the day with temperatures reaching the lower 70s in valleys and upper 60s atop the higher Cumberland Plateau. Our forecast high at HSV of 73 would fall short of the record by 4 degrees (77 in 2016). At MSL, the forecast high of 73 would fall short by 5 degrees (78 in 2016). If the clouds are able to dissipate more than anticipated, we may see these forecast highs go up a few degrees.

SHORT TERM

(Thursday night through Saturday night) Issued at 907 PM CST Wed Dec 24 2025

A low pressure system will track from the central Plains into IN/OH on Friday bringing a weak cold front southeast into the OH Valley through the Ozark Plateau. The front never goes further and basically washes out as the 5h and 8h ridges over the Gulf of America and Gulf states remains firmly entrenched through Saturday. This maintains southwest to west low level flow and an unseasonably warm and moist atmosphere in the TN Valley. There will be continued areas of mainly low-mid level cloud cover at times, but rain chances stay 20% or less through Saturday. Highs will remain in the lower to middle 70s in valley locations (upper 60s atop the Cumberland Plateau) and lows in the upper 50s to around 60.

LONG TERM

(Sunday through Wednesday) Issued at 907 PM CST Wed Dec 24 2025

Models have delayed the timing of the anticipated cold front by about 24 hours over the past 2 days. What was previously forecast to move through on Sunday now looks like it will not arrive until Monday morning, giving us one more day of highs in the 70s on Sunday. Have no fear though, if you are tired of the warmth and ready for winter to return, it will by Monday afternoon. PoPs will increase to 60-80% Monday morning as the front moves through and should dry up by late Monday afternoon. Any chance of a light wintry mix will be minimized especially if the current timing trends hold and the front moves through during the daylight hours. Rainfall amounts still look to remain below 0.25" and while the cold front will be strong, no severe weather is forecast at this time. Temps will plummet behind the front, with highs in the 40s on Monday then dropping to the 30s on Tuesday. Overnight lows will fall to the upper teens/low 20s with wind chills in the low teens Tuesday morning.

AVIATION

(00Z TAFS) Issued at 429 PM CST Wed Dec 24 2025

Scattered to broken layer around 050agl will last into this evening. VFR conditions will quickly deteriorate to IFR due to widespread low ceiling development of 005-010agl. There is a medium chance that even lower ceilings and LIFR conditions develop, so amendments may be necessary. Ceilings will lift into the 010-025agl range (MVFR) by ~17Z, lifting further into the VFR category and scattering by 22Z.

HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

AL...None. TN...None.