COLDER TODAY: With a mostly sunny sky, expect a high in the upper 40s over the Tennessee Valley this afternoon, with 50s for the rest of the state. These temperatures are about 5-8 degrees colder than yesterday.

But tomorrow will be warmer; most of Alabama will enjoy a high in the 60s with a partly to mostly sunny sky. Highs remain in the 60s on Saturday, but clouds will increase, and there could be a few spotty showers over the southwest counties. Some light rain is possible statewide Saturday night ahead of a strong Arctic cold front.

INTO THE DEEP FREEZE: A bitterly cold Arctic airmass will roll into the Deep South Sunday, easily the coldest so far this season. For most of the state, temperatures will fall through the 30s, and the Tennessee Valley will be in the 20s all day. A strong

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