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Light snow and sleet will be possible starting late Saturday night over parts of north Alabama. Total accumulations are expected to be less than an inch. A few flurries will be possible into central Alabama as well. (National Weather Service)

Will Alabama see any snow this weekend?

It was looking more likely for parts of north Alabama, according to the National Weather Service in Huntsville.

Temperatures by Sunday morning were expected to fall to near freezing over parts of north Alabama. (NWS)

And central Alabama could see a few flakes too.

Forecasters in Huntsville were predicting an inch and a half or less on Saturday night into Sunday morning for the northern part of the state and said it could be a mix of snow and sleet.

Who has the best chance of seeing snow?

"We do have enough confidence generally right along the state line, really in northeast Alabama," said Jessica Chase, a meteorologist at the weather service in Huntsville.

"We're looking at maybe the northern portion of Jackson County, maybe the northern portion of Madison and Limestone ... that's where our confidence is the greatest."

Temperatures are expected to plummet to near freezing on Saturday night after an upper-level disturbance makes its way through the area and cold air fills in behind it.

The big question is where that rain/snow line will be.

"Guidance is a little bit different on where that line is going to be," Chase said. "And what makes it so complicated is that we're looking at a moderate amount of light rain that's going to transition to snow. There has been a trend of that line sinking a little bit farther south with time. So that's why I say our confidence is a little bit higher just along the state line and maybe as far south as the Tennessee River.

The weather service said rain will mix with snow starting on Saturday night and could change over to all snow in north Alabama by midnight and last into Sunday morning.

The weather service in Birmingham said a few flakes will be possible as far south as north-central Alabama, where temperatures will be just above freezing. No significant accumulations are expected, however.

Forecasters stressed that there is still uncertainty about accumulations, but they are expected to be only minor.

"The main thing to really keep in mind is to stay current with the latest forecast because it is a developing situation and we are talking about the difference between a couple of degrees which is going to determine if it will be all rain or all snow," Chase said.

The key will be how fast that cold air reaches Alabama.

"Keep watch of this because if the colder air does come in a little bit faster that might make those snowfall totals increase slightly," Chase said.

She added that any snow on the ground will melt quickly on Sunday morning.

"The good news, or for some people it may be a little bit of bad news, is how warm we've been. The ground is going to be pretty warm and we are going to warm up somewhat quickly during the afternoon on Sunday. We're not going to get very, very warm, but we are going to warm up above freezing," she said.

Colder air will stay in place over the weekend -- and there's a chance north and central Alabama could see more snow flurries on Monday or Tuesday as another system moves in.

That is highly uncertain at this point, but forecasters are more confident about colder temperatures sticking around.

"The uncertainty with that is a little bit higher because it's not a strong system so it's a little bit harder to determine where that transition line may occur," Chase said. "But again, that is starting to trend colder so we might get another rain/snow mix, but the probabilities aren't very high because we just won't have a ton of moisture to work with."

The weather service in Huntsville and Birmingham have both instituted their spring freeze programs and said freeze watches or warnings could become necessary early next week.