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Temperatures are slowly rising across central Alabama, so the National Weather Service is trimming back its winter weather advisory. (National Weather Service)

The possibility of a wintry mix is back in the forecast for more of central Alabama -- and includes the Birmingham metro area.

The National Weather Service in Birmingham expanded its winter weather advisory Friday morning to include more of central Alabama after freezing rain developed in Mississippi and has begun to move into the state.

The weather service trimmed some of the southern counties -- including Shelby -- from the advisory early Friday afternoon after temperatures there began to rise.

Talladega, Clay, Randolph counties were added to the advisory area just before 2 p.m.

More freezing rain will be possible in north-central Alabama during the day Friday -- and lasting into the night for eastern areas. (National Weather Service)

As of noon snow and sleet was being reported on social media in various locations in north Alabama, and flurries have been spotted in the Birmingham metro area.

A wintry mix is now expected this afternoon across parts of central Alabama, and that could change into a mixture of sleet and snow that moves eastward during the rest of the day.

Freezing rain will be more likely later this afternoon and evening in north-central Alabama as moisture spreads northward and temperatures aloft warm, the weather service said.

A winter storm warning already covers northeast Alabama, and northwest Alabama is also under a winter weather advisory.

The central Alabama counties under the winter weather advisory are:

*Marion, Lamar, Fayette, Walker, Winston and Jefferson until 6 p.m.

*Talladega, Clay, Randolph, Blount, Etowah, Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne and St. Clair until 6 a.m. Saturday.

The National Weather Service said up to a tenth of an inch of freezing rain, snow or sleet is possible in the advisory areas.

However, the weather service cautioned that it doesn't take much to produce big impacts at times.

Temperatures are expected to stay below or near freezing today in the advisory area. The precipitation is expected to start as light snow and sleet in northwest parts of central Alabama early this afternoon, then move eastward.

Here is more information from earlier this morning from the National Weather Service in Birmingham: