Rains today may bring more than a half inch of rain to some parts of central Alabama and will be followed by falling temperatures, according to the National Weather Service.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Thursday: Periods of rain, mainly before noon. High near 46. North wind between 5 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Thursday Night: Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 29. North wind around 15 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 45. North wind between 10 and 15 mph. Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. North wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 47. Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy and storms likely. Highs in low to mid- 60s. Lows in the high 30s to low 40s. Rain chance: 60 percent Thursday and 20 percent Thursday night.

Friday: Sunny and cooler. Highs in the mid- to upper 50s. Lows in the low 30s to low 40s. Rain chance: 20 percent Friday and Friday night.

(For a complete forecast, see Thursday's Press-Register. For more Alabama weather news, go to http://www.al.com/weather/).

Thursday: Mostly cloudy and storms likely. Highs in low to mid- 60s. Lows in the high 30s to low 40s. Rain chance: 60 percent Thursday and 20 percent Thursday night.

Friday: Sunny and cooler. Highs in the mid- to upper 50s. Lows in the low 30s to low 40s. Rain chance: 20 percent Friday and Friday night.

(For a complete forecast, see Thursday's Press-Register. For more Alabama weather news, go to http://www.al.com/weather/).

It should be sunny and clear today and hopefully just a little bit warmer, according to the National Weather Service.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. South wind between 5 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Low around 38. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers before noon. Partly cloudy, with a high near 47. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.

Wednesday: Partly cloudy and warmer. Highs in the mid- to upper 60s. Lows in the upper 40s to mid- 50s. Rain chance: Less than 5 percent Wednesday and 10-20 percent Wednesday night.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s to mid- 60s. Lows in the low 30s to low 40s. A 40-50 percent chance for showers and thunderstorms Thursday and Thursday night.

(For a complete forecast, see Wednesday's Press-Register. For more Alabama weather news, go to http://www.al.com/weather/).

It will be sunny, clear, and cold in the Birmingham area, according to today's National Weather Service forecast.