Forecast confidence ticked upward slightly on Friday afternoon about the chances for snow in Alabama next week. If Alabama were to get any snow it would most likely be in the Tuesday-Wednesday timeframe, according to the weather service. There are a lot more “ifs” that forecasters will have to sort out.

Chief Meteorologist Dave Nussbaum says we will have rain Saturday morning with afternoon mild high temperatures. The Arctic Blast arrives Sunday with snow flurries. We will be dangerously cold next week with a chance for snow on Tuesday.

Early forecasts are calling for a snowstorm to hit the Deep South on Tuesday, bringing accumulations of an inch or more to the southern half of Alabama. Things could still change significantly, meteorologists warn,