It was chilly in Alabama on Thursday morning as cold air settled in across the state.

Here were some of the overnight temperatures from the National Weather Service (not the official lows):

* Alexander City: 38 degrees

* Anniston: 36 degrees

* Birmingham: 39 degrees

* Decatur: 43 degrees

* Demopolis: 37 degrees

* Dothan: 42 degrees

* Eufaula: 38 degrees

* Evergreen: 38 degrees

* Gadsden: 32 degrees

* Greenville: 40 degrees

* Haleyville: 37 degrees

* Huntsville: 40 degrees

* Mobile: 42 degrees

* Montgomery: 41 degrees

* Muscle Shoals: 40 degrees

* Ozark: 42 degrees

* Prattville: 41 degrees

* Sylacauga: 34 degrees

* Talladega: 33 degrees

* Troy: 37 degrees

* Tuscaloosa: 37 degrees

Temperatures during the day won’t warm up all that much. Highs today will only make it into the 50s for north and much of central Alabama, according to the weather service. South Alabama will top out in the 60s. (Today’s forecast highs are at the top of this post.)

It is expected to be even colder tonight, according to the weather service.

Low temperatures are expected to fall into the 30s across a wide area. Here is the low temperature forecast for tonight:

Another cold day is in store for Friday as cold air continues to flow into the state from the northwest. High temperatures on Friday could be a degree or two colder than today in many areas. Here is the forecast for Friday:

Friday night could be the coldest of the week, with temperatures dipping below freezing across a large part of the state by early Saturday morning. Even many areas in south Alabama will experience temperatures in the 30s:

The weather service said the cold from Friday night into Saturday morning will likely end the growing season for north and central Alabama.

Saturday temperatures will still be chilly, but Saturday could begin a slow warming trend that will go into next week. Many areas will make it into the 60s for highs.

Here are Saturday’s forecast highs:

Saturday night will again be chilly, but it will be the last of the really cold nights. Here are the forecast lows for Saturday night into Sunday morning:

A warmup really gets going on Sunday, with highs expected to rise into the 60s and 70s statewide:

Warmer temperatures are expected to continue into next week, according to forecasters.

Looking a bit further into the future, it appears that warmer-than-average temperatures could return to Alabama through the end of the month.

Here is the six- to 10-day temperature outlook from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. It shows that warmer-than-normal temperatures are favored for the state through Nov. 30: