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Huntsville, Alabama – A surge of Arctic air is settling across the Tennessee Valley, setting up a prolonged stretch of bitter winter cold expected to last through the end of January and into early February. Temperatures are dropping sharply this weekend, with overnight lows falling well below normal and daytime highs struggling to recover across north Alabama, southern Tennessee, and nearby areas.
According to the National Weather Service and NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, the pattern from Jan. 27 through early February strongly favors much below normal temperatures across the Tennessee Valley. This Arctic outbreak is part of a broader national cold surge driving extreme subzero air across the Midwest and Northeast, while pushing freezing conditions deep into the Southeast…