Light freezing rain will be possible in parts of Alabama today, according to the National Weather Service.

The National Weather Service offices in Huntsville and Birmingham are cautioning those in north Alabama and the northwest part of central Alabama to be on the lookout for some freezing rain through noon.

Today’s freezing rain is not expected to be much — not enough to warrant a winter weather advisory — but it could cause some slick spots on roads that may not have fully recovered from snow and ice earlier this week.

Light rain or freezing rain will be possible in parts of west Alabama later this morning and rain could move eastward during the afternoon and into this evening. It is expected to be light.

Temperatures are expected to rise above freezing after noon for most of the state, and any precipitation that falls after that is expected to be all rain.

Another blast of arctic air is expected to follow today’s weather system, and the weather service is expecting temperatures to plunge again starting on Friday. Lows on Friday night into Saturday morning could again get into the single digits in north Alabama and the teens in the rest of the state.

Here are the forecast lows for Friday night into Saturday morning:

Thursday’s outlook

The areas that could be affected by freezing rain today will be only in north and north-central Alabama; it will be too “warm” in the rest of the state for precipitation to freeze despite recent cold temperatures.

The National Weather Service in Huntsville said there is a high likelihood that temperatures across north Alabama will be stuck below 32 degrees until 11 a.m. today.

There could be some improvement in road conditions — temporarily — this afternoon when temperatures climb above freezing.

However, there are decent chances for more light rain to move into the state later this afternoon or evening, and it could linger into tonight.

For those in north Alabama: “Hazardous travel is expected once again late tonight into Friday morning, so if possible please stay home and avoid the slick roadways,” the weather service in Huntsville said on Thursday morning.

Forecasters said black ice will likely be an issue again tonight and could possibly linger through the first part of the weekend in north Alabama.

That’s because another blast of arctic air is incoming, and temperatures are forecast to plunge again on Friday night and Saturday nights, potentially hitting the single digits again in north Alabama and the teens in other parts of the state.

Forecasters said that travel headaches could still be a factor from Friday into Saturday afternoon.

The weather service said it had higher confidence that temperatures will rise above freezing on Sunday and roads will start to recover.

A hard freeze warning will be in effect for central Alabama starting on Friday night, and parts of south Alabama will be under a hard freeze watch.

Here’s what the state’s weather service offices were thinking as of Thursday morning: