Posted on 12/31/2024 2:21:19 AM PST by Libloather
January is shaping up to be the coldest in a decade as the polar vortex dips south across the eastern half of the United States — shocking a nation that has enjoyed an unusually balmy end of the year.
“It’s going to get cold, and then very cold,” a Fox Weather meteorologist told The Post Monday.
“Based on the latest long-range data, this January has the potential to be the coldest since 2014,” they added.
Temperatures are expected to begin dropping from the Rocky Mountains to the East Coast around Thursday, but the real plunge will set in sometime between seven and 14 days from now.
The plunge will bring wind chills across the Midwest dipping below zero, “exceptionally cold” temperatures down to 20 degrees below average in some places, and freezing conditions setting in as far south as the Gulf coast and even into Florida — though it is still too early to forecast exact temperatures.
And there is a “pretty good chance” the vortex will bring with it “significant winter storms,” Fox Weather cautioned.
“The prime window for these winter storms would be the middle to end of next week,” they said, adding that the southeast could even see snow or ice.
While most polar vortex forecasts are often unpredictable, Fox Weather said this round of cold is different.
“This is a very highly confident forecast. Across the board the weather models are screaming at us that this really cold air is on the way,” the meteorologist said.
The cold is expected to persist throughout January, with relief coming once February rolls around.
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I guess the only thing worse is a sharknado...
Can a polar bear blizzard spawn sharknadoes? ;-P
Can’t wait to get out and do some ice fishing. It’s been lousy the last couple of years.
“Polar vortex” my a**. it is called “winter” and happens each and every year, you nude-niks!
Nuff said about that.
Crappie fishing should be great.
It truly sounds delicious.
Enjoy the Turkey, and have a save slip and slide into a great New Year! 🥳🥳 🍾🥂
I do miss the snow.
Our temperature is supposed to reach 75° today. So, I’ll enjoy the rays. 😆
As mentioned before, ad nauseam, it's called winter.
The climate bozos cry when the summers are hot, then when the winters are cold. Be afraid! Be very afraid!
Good morning fellow smoker.
55 F here and I am about to light off my smoker and throw on a 16 lb brisket and some pork shoulder.
The warming makes things colder. I thought everyone knew that!
Mark 4:38 But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” 39 And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. 40 He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?
Your post made me realize I should really go out today while it's still warm and run the tractor for a bit before filling it completely with fuel. The tractor is the only way we can get the cars out of the driveway when the bad storms hit, especially when the snowplows pile the snow and ice at the end of our drive.
Stay warm out there!🙂🥶
Hey, it’s Winter!
January... in Minnesota...
IT DOES THIS EVERY YEAR. THIS IS NOT UNUSUAL.
55 degrees here in southern NH yesterday.
People on the Ski the Northeast Facebook page keep posting pictures from their vacations up north with spring/rocks/dirt conditions.
Or asking what else is there to do around Jay Peak with hardly any snow?
Its too bad, there was a pretty good base building up until the day after Christmas. Some places were 100% open. Now, they are toast.
The hyper/extreme language used to describe just about anything today is tiresome. A ready example is the now popular term “Atmospheric River” to describe a series of winter storms originating in the tropical Pacific. Pretty common. We used to call it “The Pineapple Express”, which was quite a bit more fun.
Mini-ice ages are more proof of Global Warming.
Biggest fraud in history.
I am so jeaoulous. I am going to occupied tonight but fully intend to smoke a brisket tomorrow. My brisket takes 18 hours to get the best out of it.
Good luck and Happy New Year!
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