Extreme cold temperatures have settled in over most of the state. Winter storm warnings will go into effect on Tuesday. Precipitation — snow, sleet, freezing rain, or a wintry mix — will begin in southwest Alabama Tuesday morning and continue through the day, moving eastward.

Early forecasts are calling for a snowstorm to hit the Deep South on Tuesday, bringing accumulations of an inch or more to the southern half of Alabama.

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.