Brrrrrrr!  I don't know about you guys, but I am NOT ready for this.  We knew there was a chance it was going to be cold this weekend, but the National Weather Service says we are going to dip below the freezing mark.  Yep!  There's even a chance we'll see a Hard Freeze Warning in effect for the weekend! #ThisSucks!

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(Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
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Here's the latest forecast information from the National Weather Service:

...FREEZING TEMPERATURES LIKELY OVER THE WEEKEND...

A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE QUAD STATE
REGION THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

BEHIND THIS COLD FRONT, NORTHWEST WINDS WILL USHER IN MUCH
COLDER AND DRIER AIR INTO THE REGION.

AS WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISH AND SKIES CLEAR FRIDAY NIGHT, A SHARP
DROP IN TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY
MORNING.

TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO THE FREEZING MARK OVER PARTS OF SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI BETWEEN 1 AM AND 3 AM CDT SATURDAY, SPREADING SOUTHEAST TOWARD A LINE STRETCHING FROM MOUNT CARMEL ILLINOIS TO THE LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES IN WEST KENTUCKY THROUGH DAYBREAK. PATCHY FROST WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER PARTS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS.

WITH HIGHS EXPECTED TO TOP OUT IN THE UPPER 40S DURING THE DAY
SATURDAY, TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT INTO THE UPPER 20S BY SUNDAY MORNING, TEMPERATURES SHOULD ONCE AGAIN FALL AT OR BELOW THE FREEZING MARK AROUND 1 AM CDT SUNDAY. A WIDESPREAD FROST IS ALSO EXPECTED ACROSS THE QUAD STATE REGION BY SUNDAY MORNING.

GIVEN THE LIKELIHOOD OF THESE TEMPERATURES TO DAMAGE ANY REMAINING TENDER VEGETATION LEFT OUTDOORS...A FREEZE WARNING WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR ALL OR PART OF THE QUAD STATE REGION THIS WEEKEND.

NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO MAKE PLANS TO BRING IN OR PROTECT ANY
SENSITIVE PLANTS FROM THE COLD THIS WEEKEND.

Ugh!  I underlined the parts of the forecast that kicked me in the gut the most. #INeedanElectricBlanket!  Did I mention?  I am NOT ready for this!!

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