Coldest weather of the fall coming to Alabama: Get ready for a chilly Halloween

Some parts of Alabama will get a winter preview tonight.

The National Weather Service is expecting some of the coldest temperatures of the fall to descend on Alabama tonight, and Friday morning many will wake up to temperatures in the 30s.

The weather service said the first frost of the fall will be likely tonight for parts of north and central Alabama, which will fall into the low to mid-30s tonight.

Frost advisories could be issued later today for parts of the state.

The southern half of Alabama won’t get off easy, either, and also will face the prospect of lows in the upper 30s to low 40s.

(See the forecast temperatures for tonight at the top of this post.)

High temperatures today (Thursday) will also be on the chilly side, according to weather service forecasts.

Here are today’s expected highs:

Western Alabama will be warmer than eastern Alabama today.

Northeast Alabama will have the lowest high temperatures today, which may only make it into the low to mid-50s.

The rest of Alabama will have highs anywhere from the mid-50s in the north to the low 60s in the south.

It could also be quite windy, with wind gusts of 20-30 mph possible, according to the weather service.

Some lingering showers may be possible through the first part of the day, but drier air will be moving in starting this afternoon.

The weather service expects the clouds to slowly move out during the day today, with west Alabama getting to see some sunshine first later this afternoon (which is why it is expected to be several degrees warmer there).

East Alabama may get a peek of the sun, but clouds aren’t expected to really break up until around sunset.

Tonight is expected to be the coldest night of the week, but Halloween night will also be very chilly.

Low temperatures from Halloween night (Friday) into Saturday morning will again make it into the 30s in north and central Alabama, but the weather service thinks it may be a degree or two “warmer” than tonight is expected to be.

Frost will again be possible in many locations in north and central Alabama from Friday night into Saturday morning.

Here are the forecast low temperatures from Friday night into Saturday morning:

Warmer temperatures are expected over the weekend, and the next chance for rain could arrive on Sunday or Monday, though the weather service noted that the forecast details were still frustratingly murky at this point.