The National Weather Service said confidence continued to increase about the probability of winter precipitation affecting the northern half of the state on Thursday into Friday. But forecasters continued to stress that only a degree or two could separate who gets snow,

The National Weather Service in Huntsville issued a winter weather advisory Monday for all of north Alabama and is forecasting cold temperatures through the week with the possibility of snow late Thursday into Saturday morning in north Alabama.

A major winter storm moving through Illinois and much of the Midwest was impacting parts of Northeastern Illinois Monday morning, with snow and freezing drizzle expected to continue for some as the day goes on,