AM Headlines: First Widespread Freeze Coldest Air Arrives Weekend Freeze Reinforcing Arctic Front Bitter Cold Next Week Discussion: An Arctic air mass is settling in, bringing the coldest temperatures since last winter. Sunny skies today with highs only reaching the low 50s this afternoon. Temperatures tumble tonight with lows falling into the teens and 20s — the first widespread freeze of the season. Gusty northwest winds will make it feels like the single digits, if not below zero for the mountains Saturday morning. Temperatures will remain cold this weekend with highs struggling to break out of the upper 40s to lower 50s and overnight lows falling into the 20s. A reinforcing cold front will bring bitter cold temperatures early next week. Highs will not get out of the mid 40s Monday and Tuesday with lows falling to the low to mid 20s. Temperatures will slowly warm back to the upper 50s late next week as moisture begins to stream back into the region.