Extreme Cold Snap to Hit Great Lakes and Northeast Regions
More extreme cold is on the way next week for Americans in the Great Lakes and Northeast regions. Temperatures are expected to remain 15-25 degrees below average. By Monday, forecast lows in the northern will range from -1 in upstate New York to 12 in Bangor, Maine.
Temperatures are starting to return to normal this weekend after millions of Americans felt the brunt of the extreme chill on Friday before another blast of arctic air rolls through the Northern Tier of the U.S. in the early part of next week.
Record-Low Temperatures Set
Temperatures from the Midwest to the Interstate 95 corridor on Thursday and Friday were some of the lowest seen so far this season, with nearly 80 record-low temperatures set between the two days.
Friday record low temperatures.
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Another round of frigid air is on the way, especially for Americans in the Great Lakes and Northeast starting Monday and lasting through Wednesday.
La Niña Winter Brings Early Chill
It’s the first real bite of La Niña winter, where temperatures usually seen in February have already been recorded in December.
People walk through the freezing cold in the Brooklyn borough of New York on January 31, 2019.
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This next surge of colder air arrives as a fast-moving clipper system sweeps through the Northern Tier.
Behind it, the FOX Forecast Center said northwesterly winds will usher in another round of cold air.
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Areas across the Great Lakes and New England will see morning lows fall into the single digits once again by Tuesday morning.
A person walks in freezing cold temperatures in New York City on January 17, 2024.
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Along the I-95 corridor, morning lows could drop into the low-teens.
Wind chill values in parts of New England could fall below zero in places like Burlington, Vermont and Caribou, Maine.
Monday mornings forecast lows
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By the end of the week, temperatures will rebound closer to normal, the FOX Forecast Center said.
Below-average temperatures will remain in the Northern Tier of the U.S. through mid-December.
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