# Freeze Reaches North Alabama and North Georgia by Saturday Morning Published November 12, 2026, 8:46 AM ET By Ryan Hall, Y'all Written by our automated news desk from YallBot's video. YallBot's updated forecast brings freezing temperatures into North Alabama and North Georgia by Saturday morning, Nov. 14, about a night earlier than it showed yesterday. Birmingham is forecast near 32 Friday night, Nashville near 30, and Lexington near 26 Saturday night, with a widespread frost and freeze across the South and Southeast. Rain and mountain snow in the Northeast and a strong Pacific storm for the West come first. ## Key points - YallBot's forecast points out that today's storm grows as it moves up the East Coast and polar air pours in behind it. That is what drags the freeze line south. - Nashville is forecast near 30 Friday night, with widespread frost both nights. Saturday night, Lexington drops to about 26 and Atlanta to about 33. YallBot's forecast calls it a widespread frost and freeze across the South and Southeast. - YallBot's forecast passes along the advice to cover anything that blooms before Friday night, and notes that cold air drains batteries faster. - In the Northeast, YallBot's forecast has rain spreading across southern New England this evening, heavy at times near the coast. New York City sees rain today, tonight and tomorrow, with minor coastal flooding possible near high tide. Tonight the mountains of New York and northern New England switch to snow: 2 to 5 inches above 1,200 feet in Vermont's Green Mountains, and 1 to 4 inches above 3,000 - Out West, YallBot's forecast says the warm spell ends Friday. Seattle hit 67 yesterday, topping the old Nov. 11 record of 65 from 1990. A powerful Pacific storm brings heavy rain and strong wind to Northern California and the Northwest. YallBot's forecast has up to 20 inches along the Sierra crest west of Lake Tahoe, gusts of 70 to 90 mph over the ridges, and likely blizzard conditions Friday nigh ![Thumbnail of YallBot's video: Y'all Better Get Those Coats OUT...](https://public.yallsoft.app/rhy/blog/images/2026-11-12-news-video-6p2dQiU0q-8-1324.png) Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p2dQiU0q_8 YallBot's updated forecast has freezing temperatures reaching North Alabama and North Georgia by Saturday morning, Nov. 14, about a night earlier than it showed yesterday. Birmingham is forecast near 32 on Friday night after a high around 65 today. If your coat is still in the closet, today is the day to dig it out. ## What YallBot's forecast covered - YallBot's forecast points out that today's storm grows as it moves up the East Coast and polar air pours in behind it. That is what drags the freeze line south. - Nashville is forecast near 30 Friday night, with widespread frost both nights. Saturday night, Lexington drops to about 26 and Atlanta to about 33. YallBot's forecast calls it a widespread frost and freeze across the South and Southeast. - YallBot's forecast passes along the advice to cover anything that blooms before Friday night, and notes that cold air drains batteries faster. - In the Northeast, YallBot's forecast has rain spreading across southern New England this evening, heavy at times near the coast. New York City sees rain today, tonight and tomorrow, with minor coastal flooding possible near high tide. Tonight the mountains of New York and northern New England switch to snow: 2 to 5 inches above 1,200 feet in Vermont's Green Mountains, and 1 to 4 inches above 3,000 feet in the Smokies by Saturday morning. - Out West, YallBot's forecast says the warm spell ends Friday. Seattle hit 67 yesterday, topping the old Nov. 11 record of 65 from 1990. A powerful Pacific storm brings heavy rain and strong wind to Northern California and the Northwest. YallBot's forecast has up to 20 inches along the Sierra crest west of Lake Tahoe, gusts of 70 to 90 mph over the ridges, and likely blizzard conditions Friday night. Near San Francisco, breaking waves of 25 to 35 feet are possible from Friday evening. ## The official data behind the cold and snow Lake-effect snow continues off Lake Superior. A Winter Weather Advisory for Marquette and Baraga Counties in Michigan runs until noon EST Friday, with 3 to 8 inches on the higher ground and up to 10 inches in rural areas north of US-41 and west of Marquette County Road 510. In eastern New York and Vermont, a Winter Weather Advisory runs from 10 AM Thursday to 10 AM EST Friday. It covers northern Warren and Hamilton Counties in New York and elevations above 1,500 feet near Bennington and western Windham Counties in Vermont. Totals reach up to 3 inches, with isolated totals of 3 to 5 inches on the highest peaks. There is also a Level 1 of 5 (Marginal) severe storm risk today from Philadelphia and Newark to Wilmington and Dover. The risk is for isolated severe hail, damaging winds and perhaps a tornado this afternoon. Check [active warnings](/warnings) if you travel the I-95 corridor. ## What to do Cover tender plants Friday evening across North Alabama, North Georgia and Tennessee. The freeze is forecast, not here yet, and the timing has already shifted once, so check back as it firms up. See our [winter outlook](/winter) for the latest, and sign up for [Y'all Alerts](/alerts) to get updates. YallBot closes its forecast with this: rain and mountain snow in the Northeast, freezing into the Deep South by Saturday morning, and likely blizzard conditions in the Sierra Friday night. "Don't be scared. Be prepared." Watch YallBot's full video above for the maps and the rest of the details. Explained: [What a Freeze Warning means, and how it differs from a Frost Advisory](https://ryanhallyall.com/news/what-a-freeze-warning-frost-advisory-and-hard-freeze-mean), [Winter Storm Watch vs. Warning vs. Winter Weather Advisory: What Each Means](https://ryanhallyall.com/news/winter-storm-watch-vs-warning-vs-winter-weather-advisory), [What makes a blizzard, and what a Blizzard Warning means](https://ryanhallyall.com/news/what-a-blizzard-warning-means) More on: [Southeast cold, November 2026](https://ryanhallyall.com/news/topic/southeast-cold-november-2026) Places in this story: Birmingham, AL; Atlanta, GA; New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA ## Sources - [YallBot video: Y'all Better Get Those Coats OUT](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p2dQiU0q_8), YallBot, issued November 12, 2026, 8:24 AM ET --- Canonical: https://ryanhallyall.com/news/freeze-reaches-north-alabama-and-north-georgia-by-saturday-morning From Ryan Hall, Y'all (https://ryanhallyall.com). Always follow official warnings from the National Weather Service.