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Thursday morning could be the coldest of the year for many in Alabama: Lows could bottom out in the single digits in north and part of central Alabama, and 20s will make it to near the coast. (National Weather Service)

The arctic cold front that could bring the coldest air of the season to Alabama was making its way through the state early Wednesday.

A dusting of snow has been reported in several north Alabama cities early Wednesday morning, and a winter weather advisory is in effect until noon there.

Currently snowing at the HUN office. Light dusting so far. Any snow at your location and if so how much? Let us know! #HUNwx — NWS Huntsville (@NWSHuntsville) February 18, 2015

After the snow moves out, more cold air will move in.

In anticipation of that, the National Weather Service has issued a few advisories:



*A wind chill advisory for north Alabama and parts of central Alabama

*Wind advisory for central and south Alabama until 6 p.m. Wednesday

*A hard freeze warning for central Alabama from midnight tonight until 10 a.m. Thursday

*A hard freeze warning for parts of south Alabama from midnight tonight until 7 a.m. Thursday.

The next big story will be the cold blasting in here in the wake of the front. Winds will pick up on Wednesday -- 15-25 mph in north and central Alabama with higher gusts.

The cold and extremely dry airmass will also raise the fire danger.

The worst of the cold will be felt overnight Wednesday into Thursday morning.

Temperatures at 7 a.m. Thursday morning will be bitterly cold across Alabama. (National Weather Service)

This batch of air will not modify much as it approaches Alabama because it will be blowing over snow on its path here. So single-digit low temperatures across north and parts of central Alabama still look likely.

The rest of the state will have lows in the 20s all the way down to the coast.

The next chance at precipitation arrives on Friday, and it could be a similar setup to what Alabama experienced earlier this week.

The big difference, according to the weather service, is that the air in place before the moisture gets here on Friday will still be very cold. So there is again a chance of more frozen precipitation across parts of the state.

The National Weather Service in Huntsville said Wednesday morning that 1-2 inches of snow is possible on Friday afternoon and eventing across north Alabama, which could then change into a wintry mix with some freezing rain thrown in. Up a quarter inch of ice may also be possible through Saturday morning.

But for central Alabama, where will the freezing line fall this time? It's still too early to tell, although forecasters believe northeast sections of central Alabama may have the best chances of getting any wintry weather.

Any frozen precipitation will change over to rain on Saturday, and the rain may linger through the weekend.