Weekend weather split: Storms on the coasts, fantastic fall weather in between

Stormy weather will dominate both coasts this week, with powerful Pacific storms in the West and the season's coldest air spreading across the East. The nation's midsection, however, will enjoy a stretch of spectacular late-autumn weather. In the wake of a storm system that brought snow to several states late in the week, colder air will surge southward out of Canada, sinking as far south as Florida. Temperatures will tumble to around 5 to 15 degrees below average across the eastern third of the country. From parts of the Northeast through the Southeast, it will feel more like December than November. This blast of Polar air will sink as far south as Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia, where freeze watches and warnings are in effect through Saturday morning. "Saturday morning will be one of the coldest mornings we've seen so far this season, with widespread freezing temperatures expected across Central AL," noted the Birmingham National Weather Service office.

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