Lows tonight into Tuesday morning will be very cold, with temperatures in the teens possible in north Alabama and the 20s all the way into south Alabama: Wednesday could bring some rain, and it could last into Thursday morning. Right now the weather service isn’t expecting it to be cold enough for snow.

Typical January conditions will dominate the first half of the week, but extreme cold and the potential for a disruptive winter storm loom on the horizon.

Given the potential for an impactful winter storm, take this time to prepare. Purchase an ice scraper, snowbrush, and/or snow shovel if you don’t have one already, just to have on hand. Consider your plans for next weekend and how they might need to change if this winter storm materializes for the Midstate.

A significant winter weather system takes aim at the Upstate and mountains of South Carolina this weekend, bringing potential for dangerous travel conditions and accumulating snow and ice.

Some light, scattered freezing rain is likely to fall starting around 8 p.m. and continuing through Wednesday morning.