Forecast confidence ticked upward slightly on Friday afternoon about the chances for snow in Alabama next week. If Alabama were to get any snow it would most likely be in the Tuesday-Wednesday timeframe, according to the weather service. There are a lot more “ifs” that forecasters will have to sort out.

In preparation for winter weather, more than 400 Alabama National Guard members have been called to duty to assist local first responders for severe freezing we

Colder-than-normal temperatures are expected to remain in Alabama, with a system bringing bitterly cold air into the state next week. And the long-range forecasts from the National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center are calling for the pattern of below-normal conditions to remain in place until Feb. 7, at least.

Tuesday and Wednesday from Texas to Florida along the Gulf Coast will see extreme winter weather including snowfall and freezing rain. Significant snowfall and/or freezing rain accumulations can't be ruled out in Houston, New Orleans, and Tallahassee. pic.twitter.com/028Ndta2vl