Forecast temperature deviation from the average on December 24th. Image: Weatherbell.com
About 33 million people are under winter storm watch and 27 million others are under cold snap warning of an outbreak in the Arctic and an associated severe storm that swept the country this week.
Threat level: Arctic air began to gnaw the northern plains on Monday, ahead of a raging storm forming and hitting the Midwest and the Great Lakes later this week. Forecasters warning of power downtime and “extensive” holiday travel delays in the Midwest and East.
- “Splash of Arctic air behind cold front crossing the US for a week will bring widespread and dangerous cold winds of in the central US and potential flash freezes from the mid-south to the east coast,” the National Weather Service said. update Monday night.
- “The strongest winter storm will form on this front brings heavy snow and strong winds creating blizzard for parts of plains to the Great Lakes.
By numbers: 270 million people in The lower 48 states are expected to drop to 32°F or below in time next A severe winter storm will hit the Midwest in seven days, according to National Weather Service forecasts analyzed by Weatherbell.com.
- About 55 million people in Temperatures are expected in the lower 48 states hit 0°F or below in time next seven days, according to NWS forecasts.
What next: monster storm forecast to start clapping north- the central part of the USA on Wednesday evening. Cities affected include Buffalo, Des Moines, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Kansas City and Chicago, home to the National Weather Service. warning of “dangerous cold”, snowstorm and strong wind.
- The NWS warned that poor visibility and snowfall since Thursday would make travel “difficult or impossible.” in Chicago and strong winds are likely to bring power shutdowns.
Meanwhile, Dallas Fort. Standing area expected to see two or three days of temperature below frosts, including on Christmas Eve, with sharply cold wind chills during the period.
Between lines: For many people it will be the coldest Christmas Eve and Christmas in many years, with some see the coldest Christmas since the 1980s.
Increase in: Forecast for certain cities in in path of extreme cold helps to illustrate what is about to happen.
- In Chicago temperature set to drop up to 23°F there on Tuesday and city could see low of -1°F on Christmas.
- In Des Moines The maximum environment looks like 20°F, with short of -5°F. Thursday might see high of 4°F with short of -11°F. Friday was -3°F and low of -11°F.
- In Denver Wednesday’s high is predicted to be around 41°F. with short of -12°F. Temperature set fall by Friday with height of -1°F and low of -8°F.
- In Dallas cold arrives Thursday, with height of 45°F but drops to 9°F by Friday.
- Washington, is an set see low of 18°F on Christmas.
- Atlanta coldest day expected on Christmas Eve when low of 12°F is forecast.
Soap bubble: This weather pattern associated with proportion of polar vortex in the lower layers of the atmosphere (separate from main vortex higher in atmosphere over north pole) that rotates south out of Siberia.
Editor’s Note: This article was updated with new forecast details and further context.
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