It may seem the ole ground hog may have been right for the past couple of weeks, but it’s going to feel like a late autumn day Wednesday.

We’ll have a good chance for rain from the northern regions to central Alabama with less of a chance south, but we’ll all continue to deal with strong wind gusts. Our highs in the northern two-thirds of the state will come in the morning before temperatures plummet 15 to 20 degrees by late afternoon.

Although we’ll warm right back up, the rain isn’t going away. We’ll still have plenty of clouds with a few locations getting a peak or two of sunshine the next day or two, but more rain moves into the state Friday with good chances across the state.

North Alabama

Showers in the morning. Windy with temperatures falling to the mid-40s by late afternoon. Wind gusts up to 40 miles per hour. Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with a low of 33. Wind gusts up to 25 miles per hour.

Central Alabama

Showers possible with a high of 68 around lunch, then dropping to the low-50s by late afternoon. Wind gusts up to 30 miles per hour. Overnight, mostly cloudy with a low of 35 and wind gusts up to 30 miles per hour.

South Alabama

Showers with a high of 77. Wind gusts up to 30 miles per hour. Mostly cloudy Wednesday night with a low of 38. Wind gusts up to 25 miles per hour.

Gulf Coast

Mostly cloudy with a shower or two in the afternoon. High near 77 with wind gusts up to 25 miles per hour. Mostly cloudy overnight with a low of 47 and wind gusts up to 25 miles per hour.