Arctic blast to chill 42 states
Updated 10 Nov 2014 @ 09:39
As the polar vortex gets displaced to the south, the door will open for arctic air to plunge over the most of the United States as this week progresses.
Only the Southwest; Hawaii; Alaska; and South Florida will escape the grip of the upcoming arctic blast that the polar vortex can be blamed for.
The harshest cold will hit the northern Rockies and Plains. However, temperatures will also plummet throughout the Northwest and to the Gulf Coast and I-95 corridor.
The arctic blast will drop into the northern Rockies today, accompanied by a snowstorm, and will then spread across the Northwest and Plains through Wednesday.
Tomorrow and Wednesday will prove to be the coldest days of the week across the northern Rockies and northern High Plains. The cold will raise the risk of hypothermia and frostbite for those not properly dressed.
Across the Northwest; South; and I-95 corridor, the arrival of the cold air will create a December-like feel with a 10- to 20-degree (Fahrenheit) change in high temperatures from the preceding day.
The adverse conditions will likely cause delays on roads and at airports. Travellers should expect disruptions.
Temperatures are expected to remain below freezing for nearly two weeks in the Upper Midwest, including Minneapolis.
There is a possibility for another winter storm crossing the nation next Thursday to the following Monday. With the cold air still in place, there could be a swath of snow stretching from the Northwest to the central Plains to the Northeast.
Enough cold air could even be in place for ice to glaze Portland, Oregon, and snow to fly around Seattle, Washington.
Only the Southwest; Hawaii; Alaska; and South Florida will escape the grip of the upcoming arctic blast that the polar vortex can be blamed for.
The harshest cold will hit the northern Rockies and Plains. However, temperatures will also plummet throughout the Northwest and to the Gulf Coast and I-95 corridor.
The arctic blast will drop into the northern Rockies today, accompanied by a snowstorm, and will then spread across the Northwest and Plains through Wednesday.
Tomorrow and Wednesday will prove to be the coldest days of the week across the northern Rockies and northern High Plains. The cold will raise the risk of hypothermia and frostbite for those not properly dressed.
Across the Northwest; South; and I-95 corridor, the arrival of the cold air will create a December-like feel with a 10- to 20-degree (Fahrenheit) change in high temperatures from the preceding day.
The adverse conditions will likely cause delays on roads and at airports. Travellers should expect disruptions.
Temperatures are expected to remain below freezing for nearly two weeks in the Upper Midwest, including Minneapolis.
There is a possibility for another winter storm crossing the nation next Thursday to the following Monday. With the cold air still in place, there could be a swath of snow stretching from the Northwest to the central Plains to the Northeast.
Enough cold air could even be in place for ice to glaze Portland, Oregon, and snow to fly around Seattle, Washington.
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