Fall Is Here...Can Colder Weather Be Far Behind?

Fall is Here…Can Colder Weather Be Far Behind?

Now that we are in the fall season, the days are getting shorter and the nights longer, and cooler weather cannot be far away. So let’s take a quick look at when we might see our first freezing temperatures of the season.

Across Central Alabama, the first freezing temperatures normally occur during the first half of November. However, records indicate that the first freeze of the season has occurred as early as October across the area, and as late as January at some sites. This is summarized in the table below.

Table Showing Average First Freeze, Earliest First Freeze and Latest First Freeze
Location	Average First Freeze	Earliest First Freeze	Latest First Freeze
Birmingham	November 9th	October 18th, 1948	January 10th, 1932
Anniston	November 4th	October 10th, 2000	November 27th, 1947
Tuscaloosa	November 8th	October 10th, 2000	December 6th, 1978
Montgomery	November 11th	October 20th, 1989	Jan 31st, 1932

Looking ahead, it appears that some areas in North and Central Alabama could see freezing temperatures this weekend. The normally colder sheltered areas are most likely to experience freezing temperatures Saturday or Sunday morning.