Cold for the holidays: Blast of frigid, Arctic air to affect most of U.S.

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Cold for the holidays: Blast of frigid, Arctic air to affect most of U.S.
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Cold for the holidays! A blast of frigid, Arctic air to affect most of the U.S. through Hanukkah and into the week of Christmas. Dangerous blizzard will impact the Midwest & Great Lakes. Get the details: Photo credit: Getty Images

Extremely cold arctic air is expected to plunge southward and impact much of the country through Hanukkah and into the week of Christmas, December 22–26,Temperatures 40 degrees below average and dangerous life-threatening wind chills as low as 50 degrees below zero are possible in the northern Rockies and northern Plains. Sub-zero to single-digit temperatures are likely across the central Plains, Midwest, Great Lakes, Ohio Valley and Midsouth.

Well below freezing temperatures will extend into the Mid-Atlantic, Northeast and as far south as the Gulf Coast through the holiday weekend. Based on , every state in the continental U.S. will experience temperatures below 20 degrees on Christmas Eve.Treacherous winter conditions associated with a strong winter storm will pose challenges for some holiday travelers. Heavy snowfall and strong winds are expected from the Plains and Midwest into the Great Lakes Wednesday night, December 21, into Saturday, December 24.conditions in some areas, making travel dangerous, and at times, impossible.

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