6:15 AM | ***Several inches of snow and ice on the table for northern Alabama from later tonight into Friday***

6-Day forecast for the Huntsville, Alabama metro region

Today

Mainly sunny early, clouds late, cold, highs in the upper 30’s; Light and variable winds

Tonight

Becoming mainly cloudy, cold, chance of accumulating snow late, lows in the upper 20’s

Friday

Mainly cloudy, cold, periods of snow that can mix with sleet and freezing rain, middle 30’s for afternoon highs

Friday Night             

Mainly cloudy, cold, still the chance for snow possibly mixed with sleet and freezing rain, mid-to-upper 20’s for late night lows

Saturday

Partly sunny, breezy, cold, middle 30’s

Sunday

Mainly sunny, breezy, cold, near 40 degrees

Monday

Partly sunny, cold, lower 40’s

Tuesday

Partly sunny, cold, near 40 degrees

Discussion

Very cold air has penetrated way down into the Gulf coastal region and it is going to set the stage for significant snow and ice across the southern US during the next 24 hours or so including right here in the Huntsville metro region. Low pressure will intensify over the Texas Gulf coast by early tonight and will head slowly to the east-to-northeast on Friday bringing snow here from later tonight into Friday and it can become mixed with sleet and/or freezing rain at times. The snow can be heavy at times for awhile by early morning and several inches of snow and ice accumulations are on the table (3-6 inches). This system will push to the east-northeast of here by Friday night ushering in a reinforcing cold air mass for the Tennessee Valley region for the upcoming weekend.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather