Birmingham, AL – Alabama’s winter outlook for 2026-27 is beginning to take shape, with federal forecasters favoring increased precipitation across the state while temperatures could trend warmer in northern areas. The developing pattern raises questions about rain, snow and freezing weather for Birmingham, Huntsville, Montgomery and Mobile.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center, seasonal outlooks issued Thursday, October 15, favor above-normal precipitation across Alabama from November 2026 through January 2027.
The precipitation outlook places much of Alabama within an area showing approximately a 40% to 50% probability of above-normal precipitation, with the strongest signals extending across portions of the Southeast…