Winter in Alabama: What Type of Precipitation You Can Expect

Winter Season in Alabama is upon us, and we are helping you get ready. Let’s face it: our region doesn’t experience winter weather too often, so forecasting can become tricky. A slight shift in weather conditions like a temperature change, could mean the difference between the various types of winter precipitation.

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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.”

Here are the different types of winter precipitation you can expect in Alabama.