Cold Front Crashes Alabama Temperatures From 86 to 68 Degrees Overnight With Rain Sweeping the State Tonight
ALABAMA — A warm and dry Saturday across most of Alabama comes to an abrupt end tonight as a cold front charges into the state, dragging temperatures down sharply and bringing showers and thunderstorms before a significantly cooler and quieter week takes hold across the region.
Highs Hit 86 Today Before the Bottom Falls Out Tonight
Birmingham is sitting at a warm 86°F this afternoon, but the incoming cold front will flip the pattern dramatically overnight. By Sunday, April 19, highs crash to just 68°F — an 18-degree drop in a single day. Monday follows even colder with a high of only 77°F and a morning low bottoming out at 46°F, with some spots across North Alabama potentially dipping into the upper 30s.
| Date | High (°F) | Low (°F) |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday Apr 18 | 86 | — |
| Sunday Apr 19 | 68 | 49 |
| Monday Apr 20 | 77 | 46 |
| Tuesday Apr 21 | 81 | 50 |
| Wednesday Apr 22 | 84 | 56 |
Showers and Thunderstorms Move Through Tonight
The cold front will push showers and a few thunderstorms into Alabama tonight. Severe storms are not expected, but rainfall will be widespread. Precipitation totals over the 48-hour period ending Sunday evening show North Alabama picking up 0.5 to 0.8 inches, central portions receiving 0.3 to 0.5 inches, and southeast counties seeing only a trace to 0.1 inches.
By daybreak Sunday, lingering showers will be confined to the southern half of the state, clearing out by mid-morning.
Northwest Counties See First Showers This Afternoon
Ahead of tonight’s main frontal passage, a few isolated showers are possible across northwest Alabama counties this afternoon as the leading edge of moisture pushes in. The bulk of the rain, however, holds off until tonight’s cold front arrival.
Dry and Warming Through the Week, Rain Returns April 25-26
After Sunday’s cleanup, Alabama settles into a dry pattern through the entire work week with a gradual warming trend returning highs back into the mid-80s by Thursday and Friday. The next rain chance arrives with the following weekend, as models signal rain returning April 25-26, though it remains too early to determine severity or totals.
Stay with CabarrusWeekly.com for live cold front and rainfall updates across Alabama tonight and through the weekend.
