Some travel problems possible early Friday morning.

A freezing rain advisory is in effect for Friday morning. A storm system we have been tracking for several days will bring the potential for a brief period of freezing rain and some sleet to many parts of North Alabama between 3am and 11am Friday morning.

Cold and dry air has been moving into the area today. Early Friday morning a layer of warmer air will move over this cold shallow air mass. Eventually we will all see just a chilly rain. However, in the beginning we will see a period of light freezing rain and or sleet. Some bridges and overpasses could become slick along I-65 and to the west before sunrise Friday morning. By 9am most of the temperatures from the Huntsville metro area to the west will be above freezing.

Areas of Jackson, DeKalb and Marshall counties will see the moisture move in around 5am. By 6am most of Northeast Alabama will see some freezing rain and or sleet. Travel problems are possible, especially on bridges and overpasses.

Temperatures will stay at or below freezing longer in these areas therefore the chance for travel problems will be higher in Northeast Alabama between 5am and 11am. By the early afternoon hours most, if not all of North Alabama, will have temperatures above freezing.

A closer view of the forecast temperatures and chance for freezing rain over NE Alabama showing 7am and 11am.

I'm expecting the freezing rain to be light and I'm not expecting any power lines or trees down due to excessive ice.

A chilly rain will continue for the early afternoon hours and come to an end before sunset.

Temperatures will drop to near freezing overnight into Saturday morning but most area roads will have plenty of time to dry before this happens.

Saturday afternoon will be mostly sunny with highs in the middle 40s. A slight chance of rain will return late Sunday with highs in the 50s. Highs will return to the middle 60s by the middle of next week with a chance for showers and thunderstorms Tuesday and Wednesday.

Stay tuned to all of the changing weather on WAFF, online and on your mobile.

Have a safe night.