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Arctic Air Floods Chicago to New York City
Arctic air bottled up over Alaska will soon be unleashed over the Midwest and East. The cold air will arrive in two waves this week. The second surge threatens to be the harshest and farthest reaching.
The first shot of arctic air will plunge into the northern Plains behind a clipper system today. The bitterly cold air will spread across the Midwest and Deep South on Tuesday and the Northeast on Wednesday.
The second blast of cold will come from even deeper in the arctic. It will follow close behind the first, spreading into the northern Plains on Wednesday. On Thursday and Friday, the coldest air of the season will spread across the Midwest and the East.
Gusty, northwest winds will create dangerously cold AccuWeather AccuWeather.com RealFeel? temperatures with both arctic blasts.
RealFeel? temperatures by tonight will plummet to below minus 30? in the northern Plains, including in Fargo, International Falls and Duluth. This extreme cold poses a serious danger to people and pets. On top of the threat of hypothermia, frostbite could set in in only a matter of minutes.
How cold the air will feel on Monday may pale in comparison to Wednesday's RealFeel? temperatures in the northern Plains, when the second surge of arctic air arrives.
Chicago will have highs in the single digits by Thursday and lows plunging below zero by the weekend.
That latter blast of arctic air will hit the East late in the week and could hold high temperatures into the teens in New York City. Lows may dip below zero at night, a feat not achieved in the city since Jan. 19, 1994.
Arctic Air Floods Chicago to New York City
Arctic air bottled up over Alaska will soon be unleashed over the Midwest and East. The cold air will arrive in two waves this week. The second surge threatens to be the harshest and farthest reaching.
The first shot of arctic air will plunge into the northern Plains behind a clipper system today. The bitterly cold air will spread across the Midwest and Deep South on Tuesday and the Northeast on Wednesday.
The second blast of cold will come from even deeper in the arctic. It will follow close behind the first, spreading into the northern Plains on Wednesday. On Thursday and Friday, the coldest air of the season will spread across the Midwest and the East.
Gusty, northwest winds will create dangerously cold AccuWeather AccuWeather.com RealFeel? temperatures with both arctic blasts.
RealFeel? temperatures by tonight will plummet to below minus 30? in the northern Plains, including in Fargo, International Falls and Duluth. This extreme cold poses a serious danger to people and pets. On top of the threat of hypothermia, frostbite could set in in only a matter of minutes.
How cold the air will feel on Monday may pale in comparison to Wednesday's RealFeel? temperatures in the northern Plains, when the second surge of arctic air arrives.
Chicago will have highs in the single digits by Thursday and lows plunging below zero by the weekend.
That latter blast of arctic air will hit the East late in the week and could hold high temperatures into the teens in New York City. Lows may dip below zero at night, a feat not achieved in the city since Jan. 19, 1994.