DoomsdaysCWTriple #PolarVortex to plunge #CentralUS and #EasternUS into Arctic cold through mid-December
The first cold snap is happening this week.
Kate Murphy, Reporter
Thu, December 4, 2025
"Three rounds of cold Arctic air from a shifting polar vortex are expected to plunge much of the central and eastern U.S. into a cold snap in the coming weeks, meteorologists say. The first wave of the triple whammy of winter weather is happening this week.
" 'The week will end with some of the coldest air of the season so far, as a front advances from the Midwest into the Northeast and mid-Atlantic,' said Renee Duff, AccuWeather senior meteorologist.
"Meteorologists forecast two more blasts of frigid temperatures for millions of people over the next two weeks.
" 'A displacement of the polar vortex is allowing Arctic air to seep into the central and eastern U.S.,' Duff explained. 'A second cold outbreak is in the forecast next week, and a third round of frigid air is likely during the middle of the month.'
When will the cold air arrive?
"Brutally cold temperatures hit portions of the Midwest on Thursday morning, while the northern mid-Atlantic and New England will feel the freeze on Friday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
" 'The outbreak this week will be the first of probably three such rounds with it,' said AccuWeather’s lead long-range meteorologist, Paul Pastelok. 'Another cold blast is likely next week and a third the week after that.'
How cold will it get?
" 'Low temperatures in the negative single digits and teens for the #Midwest and single digits and teens for the northern #MidAtlantic/#NewEngland may challenge several daily record low temperatures,' the NWS said."
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