That amount of winter precipitation, combined with very cold temperatures and cold roadways, expected to make travel difficult or impossible.

COLD AIR IN PLACE: For most of Alabama, the sky is sunny this afternoon but the exception is the northwest part

Alabama's impacts will start early Friday morning as a rain, sleet, snow mix moves in from the southwest. Snow will be most likely no

Forecasters have increasing confidence that Alabama will have to deal with some winter precipitation on Friday. The big questions remain about who gets snow, who gets ice and who gets rain. Above is the The National Weather Service said confidence continued to increase about the probability of winter precipitation affecting the northern half of the state on Thursday into Friday.

Watching Thursday night through Saturday morning closely, as we track a cold rain and potential winter weather.