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Birmingham, Alabama – A notable stretch of colder-than-normal weather is expected to take hold across Alabama from Friday through early the following week, bringing sustained chilly conditions, occasional freezing nights in the north, and limited chances for widespread rainfall.
According to the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center, the 8 to 14-day outlook for Jan. 30 through Feb. 5 places much of Alabama within a high-confidence zone for below-normal temperatures. Northern and central Alabama fall within an 80 to 100 percent probability range for colder-than-average conditions as a broad cold pattern remains locked across the eastern United States, extending from New England through the Deep South…