Arctic blast to bring 'dangerously cold' temperatures
An Arctic blast of cold air is set to bring “dangerously cold” subzero temperatures to the nation's central regions this weekend, while the eastern half of the country will continue to be battered by snow, sleet and rain from relentless winter storms.
An Arctic blast of cold air is set to bring “dangerously cold” subzero temperatures to the nation's central regions this weekend, while the eastern half of the country will continue to be battered by snow, sleet and rain from relentless winter storms.
The National Weather Service said in an advisory early Thursday that in the wake of this week’s storms, a “much colder Arctic airmass” will arrive across the Plains and the Midwest and into the Ohio Valley, and last well beyond the end of this week.
The mercury will drop to minus figures across much of Montana and North Dakota on Friday afternoon, with highs in the single digits and 10s across Iowa and Minnesota.
“Temperatures will be brutal compared to the relatively mild conditions that have been experienced for much of the winter season up to this point in time,” the weather service said.
After heavy snow and treacherous driving conditions all week, the agency said, another major winter storm was due to hit eastern Nebraska to central Michigan on Saturday, with widespread snow of 6 to 12 inches across this portion of the Midwest, and more than a foot possible in lower Michigan.
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