Cold temperatures across much of the U.S. and even snow in parts of the Northern Plains are forecast beginning this weekend.
Children wearing coats, hats and gloves play with a ball Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, at St. Mary's Elementary School in Bismarck, N.D. – Some of the first wintry weather of the season is on the way for much of the U.
S. in the coming days, including potentially record low temperatures for parts of the South and snow in the Northern Plains.Recommended Videos The Dakotas and parts of southern Minnesota have the highest potential for snowfall late Friday through Saturday morning, including some areas that could see as much as 2 to 3 inches of snow, said Ashton Robinson Cook, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service's Weather Prediction Center in College Park, Maryland. Temperatures from the 60s to the 80s on Friday across much of the central U.S. are expected to plummet as a front spreads from the Northern Plains to the South through the weekend. Highs will likely stay in the 30s in parts of Nebraska, Iowa and northern Missouri by Sunday, and the chilly temperatures are expected to spread into Oklahoma and northwestern Arkansas, Cook said.On Monday, temperatures in the 30s and 40s are forecast to move from the Ohio Valley to the southern U.S., where the cold air could produce daily record lows on Tuesday of 24 in Knoxville, Tennessee; 26 in Birmingham, Alabama; 32 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and 40 near Orlando, Florida, Cook said. In the South, organizers of festivals held outdoors in November during the region’s typically mild climate are bracing for the unusually bitter cold that seems ahead of schedule for this time of year. At this weekend’s Molena Bigfoot Fest in the small town of Molena, Georgia, organizers hope the cold weather will be as elusive as the legendary beast — and the temperature doesn’t dip until after the festival concludes Saturday evening. The animal shows, music performances and most activities will be held outside on Saturday, said Alla Drake, an assistant city clerk who helps out with the festival. Planning for the Bigfoot festival has been going on all year, so hopes are high for warm weather and no rain, Lee said. It celebrates the evidence collected by Pike County Sheriff’s Deputy James Akin, who was called repeatedly to strange events near Elkins Creek in the 1990s. He made plaster casts of an enormous footprint famous for its level of detail.At the Roosevelt Park Zoo in Minot, North Dakota, where up to 3 inches of snow is forecast Friday night, the staff has begun typical preparations for the cold, General Curator Chelsea Mihalick said. African animals, including a giraffe calf born Sunday, are already inside heated buildings, and maintenance workers make sure heaters are working properly. “We've gotten pretty lucky as far as we haven't gotten anything yet, or the cold weather just now has come,” Mihalick said.“This will be their first snowfall, so it will be fun to see them running around in the snow,” Mihalick said. The expected cold spell won't last, though, as warmer temperatures are forecast for much of the central U.S. starting Wednesday and Thursday, Cook said.AP writer Jeff Martin contributed from Atlanta. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.Swing Makeover Pt. 8: Break out the power tools; it's time to prep the hardware for paintHow JAX is being affected by flight delays caused by FAA reduction because of shutdown▶Warm start to the weekend, cold snap arrives early next weekAn aerial look at Riverfront Plaza as Phase 1 nears completionBethel Church opening 'SNAP store' Monday to after receiving outpour of community donationsThe Fair is open, but what can you expect when you get there? Richard Nunn gives you a previewThe Fair is open, but what can you expect when you get there? Richard Nunn gives you a previewWhat you need to know as FAA cuts flights at 40 airports amid government shutdownWoman who found emaciated Great Dane in Jacksonville puts up $5K, urges community to come forwardWoman who found emaciated Great Dane in Jacksonville puts up $5K, urges community to come forwardFood, music and thrill: What you can expect at the Jacksonville FairUpcoming food distributions in Northeast Florida▶Voices of the 904 Ep. 5 - Multi-hyphenate artist cements his imprint with a message meant to inspireProposed bill could transform downtown Jacksonville's entertainment sceneFamily pleads for justice after man known as ‘Tiger’ shot and killed in BrentwoodCity launches Duval Care Coalition in response to SNAP delaysSwing Makeover Pt. 7: Time to smooth things overHow $200K to replenish food pantries in St. Johns County will help local childrenChase Properties unveils redevelopment plans for DCPS propertyArrest warrant issued for Bell High player who struck Fernandina Beach player with helmetFamily shares safety warning after minibike crash lands man in hospital with serious injuriesClay County couple makes last-minute bid to save Marineland dolphin parkWeekend warm up before we're back to sweater weather early next weekJSO investigating deadly shooting in Mandarin area
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