Posted on 01/27/2014 4:00:04 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
The next blast of brutal cold will grip most of the eastern two-thirds of the United States early this week and could yield the lowest temperatures so far this winter in many communities.
While harsh cold is returning to the Midwest and Northeast this weekend, it will pale in comparison to what will follow for Monday through Wednesday.
The impending polar plunge will rival the frigid days from earlier this January for the coldest daytime highs and nighttime lows so far this winter. This does not include South Florida.
The arctic air first plunged into the Upper Midwest, northern Plains and northern Rockies on Sunday and is expected to continue pressing to the south and east through Tuesday.
The magnitude of this cold blast will be enough to produce a far-reaching threat of frostbite, hypothermia, frozen pipes and water main breaks.
Care should also be taken to ensure that livestock and other animals housed outdoors have adequate shelter.
Especially across the Midwest and Northeast, officials may decide to cancel or delay school due to the extreme cold. Some vehicles may struggle or fail to start for motorists.
While highs will be held to the 30s southward to the I-10 corridor, the Midwest and Northeast are bracing for the harshest conditions.
Minneapolis, Chicago and other communities in the Upper Midwest will endure two consecutive days of subzero highs on Monday through Tuesday. Overnight lows will drop to 20 below zero or lower from North Dakota to the western suburbs of Chicago.
Grand Forks, N.D., will bottom out at around 30 below zero.
Across most of the Northeast, highs will be held to the single digits and teens on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Biting winds will usher in the frigid air, creating dramatically colder AccuWeather.com RealFeel® temperatures.
Where snow is covering the ground, the winds will worsen the situation for motorists by blowing and drifting the snow around. In the most extreme cases, there will be local ground blizzards.
RealFeel® temperatures will be extremely dangerous across eastern North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Upper Michigan. On Sunday night, RealFeel® temperatures dipped to 50 below zero in the town of Wadena, Minn.
Frostbite can develop in a matter of minutes on exposed skin during such intense cold.
Along the leading edge of the invading cold will be an Alberta Clipper, set to spread a few inches of snow from the Great Lakes and northern New England through Monday.
The clipper's arctic front is being accompanied by another band of snow showers and squalls that is spreading from the Dakotas to the Midwest.
While Detroit already set a January snow record, the clipper may cause other Midwestern cities to follow suit. Once the cold takes up residence, the lake-effect snow machine will be cranked up across the Great Lakes.
Snow will also drop along the Front Range of the Rockies, including Denver, as the cold presses southward.
AccuWeather.com meteorologists are also monitoring the possibility of the cold setting the stage for snow to develop across the South.
More details on this snow potential will be given in the upcoming days.
ESPN has a set for the Super Bowl coverage at Herald Square in New York City. It’s a climate-controlled, glass-enclosed set—all the more to better protect against the cold, especially after ESPN had to scrap most of the plans for their outdoor set in Fort Worth, TX a few years ago when the ice storm and subsequent freezing temperatures caused a lot of problems.
I'm sure he's just trying to change the subject from obamacare (oops I mean the ACA).
One thing's for sure; he'll say nathing about foreign policy since putin passed him over to the iranians for sloppy seconds; or were the egyptians 2nd and assad third?, which would make the iranians fifth?
Did I include the Lybians? I can't keep up.
All my life, New England winters have featured cold blasts that included snow and sub-zero days. Since when has this been deemed newsworthy? Not just newsworthy but actually a top news story?
“Global Warming.”
Nope...Canadians!
“Where is Algore?”
Burning money to stay warm.
Stay safe. I had propane in my Virginia house. Would never go that route again. It is very expensive.
In his air conditioned mansion in southern California.
That “near record” arrow goes right over my house. :)
It was colder during the storms of January 6-8th, and windier, too.
We hit 50 yesterday, 14 for today’s high with sub-zero wind chills. And I still remember worse winters when I was a kid.
In Maryland up and down temperatures are normal.
It can be warm ~ 50s or 60s till late January, or very cold on October lower 30s in day.
My favorite was early March 1990 it reached 90 degrees one day, 80s the next and slowly down. Within a few weeks it was cold with light snow,
Houston’s high yesterday was 71, one of the most perfect beautiful days ever. The storm blows in later today and tomorrow is supposed to be cold and maybe some frozen stuff. But the frigid weather never last long for us.
I remember once it was -17 degrees in February and then not even six weeks later (later March), we saw a temperature of 61 degrees! It’s crazy, how rapidly the weather can change around here.
Had one of them this morning. Couldn't see five feet in any direction. Local traffic just stopped in my neck of the woods of Western PA.
I practically bit the tip of my tongue off in the interest of family harmony...
A lot of hype.
The coldest that it will get in Connecticut this week is 9F.
Its the middle of winter. It gets cold.
Whatever it is, it is totally consistent with every prediction they have made. And if you question them, you hate science.
Exactly. Highs in the teens for January in the Northeast are not exactly newsworthy.
Dunno if we’re in the same area, but yesterday was in the mid-40’s, today in the single digits, constantly warming until Wednesday back in the 40’s...
We call this “Winter” in Ks. How about you?
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