01/11/2024

Abnormally Cold Air to Surge into Lower 48 States

In addition to cooler temperatures, it also will test Texas' power grid

Stunning cold is beginning to crash southward from the Arctic into the Lower 48 states. It could break hundreds of records this weekend into early next week. The bitter cold will arrive in the wake of another blockbuster storm sweeping the nation.

The Arctic blast will produce the planet's biggest negative temperature anomalies over parts of the western and central United States, in some places up to 60 degrees below normal. It will make for icy NFL playoff games in Kansas City and Buffalo this weekend and frigid Iowa caucuses Monday, and could test the Texas power grid.

When the chill first invades Montana and the northern Plains, temperatures are forecast to be as much as 50 to 60 degrees below normal. Parts of Montana are forecast to see lows of minus-40 or lower. Most of the north-central United States will also see at least a day or two featuring temperatures not rising above zero.

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