Wx Headline: A very cold morning kicks off a prolonged stretch of Winter weather

• It's the coldest morning of the winter season so far

• Jacksonville has been as cold as 26 degrees as of 3 AM

• Temps have been as low as 20 degrees in SE GA

• Jax should rise above 32 degrees around 9-9:30

• Inland neighborhoods will remain below freezing until 10-10:30

• It's a FIRST ALERT WEATHER DAY through mid-morning due to the cold

• It's a sunny & cool day with frost & freezing temps returning to inland spots tonight

• Saturday's pretty pleasant - highs get close to 70 and there is no risk for a freeze anywhere Saturday night

• A line of rain tracks across the area on Sunday

• There will be some snow flurries/sleet well inland in SE Georgia Sunday morning with that line of rain

• Given the current forecast, we are NOT predicting snow in Jacksonville & NE Florida

• Accumulations up in SE GA look slim to none

• Monday morning will be similarly cold to this morning with widespread frost & freezes

• Sunday night & Monday morning will be another FIRST ALERT WEATHER DAY

• MLK Day features more sunshine but more cold with daytime highs only in the 50s

• We're tracking additional frost & freezing temps Tuesday & Wednesday mornings

TODAY: First Alert Weather Day thru mid-morning. Sunny & Chilly. High: 56

TONIGHT: Clear & Cold. Inland Frost & Freeze. Low: 36

SAT: Mostly to Partly Sunny, Pleasant. 36/68

SUN: Cloudy with Rain. Chilly. 46/52

MLK DAY: Widespread AM Frost & Freezes. Sunny & Chilly. 27/53

TUE: AM Inland Frost & Freeze. Mostly Sunny. 30/56

WED: AM Inland Frost & Freeze. Partly Sunny. 32/60

THU: Partly to Mostly Cloudy. 38/64