Arctic Blast Moves East Bound
As we move into the weekend, a blast of bitter cold air will move past the Midwest and the Northeast this weekend. The howling winds accompanying the frigid air will create dangerously cold wind chills. The subzero-feeling air will then spread over the entire Midwest through Saturday night and into the Northeast on Sunday. Temperatures of minus 40° or lower will have a foothold on most of North Dakota and northern Minnesota during this time. West to northwest winds across the Mid-Atlantic and Upstate New York could gust to 45 mph at times. Daytime temperatures Sunday will move down to the 30s from Boston to Washington and in the 20s and teens from northern Maine to western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. For the first time in awhile, lake-effect snow will fall downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario. Meanwhile, a trough of low pressure over southeast New Hampshire and Down East Maine could produce a foot of snow. More inclement weather, possibly a wintry mess, is in store for the region by next Tuesday and Wednesday.