It was cold overnight across North Florida but not record-setting. The region will get more chances to set record lows over the weekend.

The National Weather Service office in Jacksonville said the temperature fell to 26 degrees early Thursday in Gainesville, still a few degrees above the record of 21 degrees set in 1918.

Meteorologists said temperatures are expected to bottom out in the low to mid-20s for one to two more nights. The overnight lows will hover around the freezing mark until early next week.

The cold is part of an Arctic air mass lingering over Alachua and other area counties.

Warmer, wetter weather should reach the region by Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday. The forecast includes daytime highs in the 70s and rain chances of at least 30 % through Tuesday night.