A low-end risk for a few severe thunderstorms has been added to the forecast for all of Alabama for Wednesday night into Thursday, which is Thanksgiving Day.

NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center is now forecasting a Level 1 out of 5 risk for severe weather statewide on both days.

A Level 1 (or marginal) risk means isolated severe storms will be possible.

Unfortunately, the timing looks to be mainly during the overnight hours for those in northern and central Alabama. That means it’s time to make sure you have a reliable way to receive warnings that will wake you up if needed (using your phone or a weather radio are two good options).

Wednesday’s risk, shown below, includes a good part of north Alabama and a chunk of central Alabama:

Thursday’s forecast, shown at the very top of this post, includes more of the state, from central Alabama all the way to the Gulf Coast.

The National Weather Service said the strongest storms could bring wind gusts up to 60 mph and small hail. There will also be a low — but not zero — risk for a tornado.

Forecasters expect a strong cold front to move into the state from the northwest late Wednesday night into the early hours of Thursday. The storms could affect north and central Alabama during the overnight hours and then reach southern Alabama during the morning on Thursday.

The weather service expects temperatures to rapidly fall behind the cold front, with some of the coldest weather of the fall expected over the weekend into early next week.

NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is forecasting a high probability of below-average temperatures for Alabama through next week. Below is the six- to 10-day temperature outlook to start out the month of December: