Snowflakes to fall on Birmingham? The zoo’s opossum prognosticator got it right.

Reviewed by: Nathan Watson

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(Nathan Watson / Bham Now)
(Nathan Watson / Bham Now)

When the Birmingham Zoo’s opossum Birmingham Jill predicted that we would have six more weeks of winter, we thought she totally blew this year’s forecast. Last week, temps hit the 80s and daffodils were blooming!

Well, we were wrong. 

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Birmingham Jill. (Birmingham Zoo)

According to the National Weather Service, The Magic City and the metro area might get some snowflakes today between 11:00AM to Noon today, March 16th.

Temps are expected to hover around a bone-chilling upper 30s and low 40s throughout the day. On Monday evening and Tuesday morning, expect temps in the 20s. 

No need to run out and get milk and bread yet, but you could do Bham Now a favor. Snap a pic or video of the snow coming down. It will likely be the last chance to see it in 2026.

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Longtime conservationist. Former Executive Director at the Alabama Environmental Council and Wild South. Publisher of the Bama Environmental News for more than 18 years. Career highlights include playing an active role in the creation of Alabama's Forever Wild program, Little River Canyon National Preserve, Dugger Mountain Wilderness, preservation of special places throughout the East through the Wilderness Society and the strengthening (making more stringent) the state of Alabama's cancer risk and mercury standards.

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