While arctic air blasts across the Plains and Midwest today, colder weatherwill also penetrate the Deep South this weekend. This will be the coldest airto reach the region so far this winter, and will lead to freezing nighttimetemperatures as far south as central Florida.Across northern Florida, there will be a hard freeze Saturday and Sunday nightswith temperatures dropping to the low 20s. The unusual chill will persist intoMonday and Tuesday.
Story By AccuWeather.com Meteorologists John Kocet and Katie Storbeck.