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Birmingham, Alabama – Unseasonably cold Arctic air is pushing deep into Alabama, bringing a rare and prolonged stretch of winter chill that could linger through the end of January and into early February. Temperatures are set to drop sharply this weekend, with overnight lows falling well below normal statewide and daytime highs struggling to rebound, particularly across central and northern Alabama.
According to the National Weather Service and NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, the pattern from late January through early February favors much below normal temperatures across the Southeast. This Arctic surge is part of a larger national outbreak driving subzero cold across the Midwest and Northeast, while forcing freezing air deep into the Deep South, including Alabama…