October is already under way, but what will the weather hold for Alabama?

Temperature-wise it could be a mixed bag, according to NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center.

The CPC issues various temperature and precipitation outlooks, and they hold a little bit of everything for Alabama over the next few weeks.

The six- to 10-day temperature outlook, which covers Oct. 7-11, suggests most of Alabama could have below-average temperatures for the first week of spooky season. North and part of central Alabama have slightly higher probabilities of seeing cooler temperatures.

Here’s the 6- to 10-day outlook:

The next outlook is the eight- to 14-day forecast, and it covers Oct. 9-15. It suggests that all of Alabama could have near-average temperatures during that time.

Here’s the 8- to 14-day outlook:

The outlook for the entire month of October (shown at the top of this post) shows that most of Alabama could have near-average temperatures. However, parts of north and west Alabama have increased chances of seeing higher-than-average temperatures overall for the month.

So what are average temperatures across Alabama in October? Of course there will be a general decline in high temperatures as the month progresses, and nights will also get cooler.

October is also typically one of the driest months in Alabama.

Here are the average highs, lows and precipitation totals for some Alabama cities for October from the National Weather Service.

ANNISTON

Average high 75.6; average low 52.2; average precipitation 3.25 inches

BIRMINGHAM

Average high 76; average low 53.9; average precipitation 3.34 inches

CULLMAN

Average high 72.9; average low 47.4; average precipitation 4.10 inches

DEMOPOLIS

Average high 77.5; average low 53; average precipitation 3.25 inches

DOTHAN

Average high 80.8; average low 56.9; average precipitation 2.70 inches

FORT PAYNE

Average high 76.1; average low 51.8; average precipitation 3.6 inches

HAMILTON

Average high 76.1; average low 47.1; average precipitation 3.84 inches

HUNTSVILLE

Average high 76; average low 51.8; average precipitation 3.56 inches

GUNTERSVILLE

Average high 73.6; average low 53.5; average precipitation 3.48 inches

MOBILE

Average high 79.7; average low 58.2; average precipitation 3.95 inches

MONTGOMERY

Average high 80.2; average low 54.5; average precipitation 2.87 inches

MUSCLE SHOALS

Average high 75.7; average low 51.5; average precipitation 3.47 inches

TALLADEGA

Average high 75.7; average low 48.6; average precipitation 3.41 inches

TROY

Average high 78.1; average low 55.6; average precipitation 3.34 inches

TUSCALOOSA

Average high 76.9; average low 53.4; average precipitation 3.54 inches