Global Warming will do this. </sarcasm>
People in the midwest are hoping for some global warming.
The colder air plunging back into midwestern and northeastern United States through Saturday will pale in comparison to the brutal cold expected to end January as the polar vortex plunges south.
“Through late next week, it will be a very cold stretch and high energy draw from the Plains to the East Coast,” according to AccuWeather Lead Long-Range Meteorologist Paul Pastelok.
While the current blast of Arctic air is expected to hold highs to the single digits and teens across most of the Midwest and the St. Lawrence Valley on Saturday, even harsher conditions can put more people and animals at risk for frostbite and hypothermia during the final days of January.
Midwestern US braces for coldest weather in years as polar vortex invades in final days of January
While the midwestern United States has been dealing with bitter cold, an even harsher and more dangerous stretch of cold is expected in the final days of January as the polar vortex plunges south.