Frigid Chicago By Michael Gustafson
The much talked about arctic blast is now beginning to push into North Dakota with sharp temperature drops behind a front. This arctic blast will not only be coldest of the winter but coldest in 4 years for many as highs go from 6 degrees tomorrow in Minneapolis to -4 on Monday. Chicago may struggle to reach 10 degrees Monday-Tuesday with lows below zero. As for Boston down to Washington DC, highs by Tuesday hold in the low to mid-20s with near zero wind chills throughout the day.
Here are my forecast highs and lows over the next few days.
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Fargo, ND -2 / -22 -13 / -18 2 / -15 2 / -1
International Falls, MN -5 / -30 -15 / -30 -4 / -25 -2 / -8
Minneapolis, MN 5 / -13 -4 / -14 5 / -5 14 / 9
Chicago, IL 19 / 5 10 / -3 14 / 2 23 / 14
Indianapolis, IN 24 / 13 20 / 4 17 / 6 24 / 18
Pittsburgh, PA 40 / 22 31 / 17 23 / 15 21 / 18
Boston, MA 45 / 19 30 / 18 20 / 5 18 / 9
New York, NY 46 / 25 32 / 22 25 / 12 25 / 17
Philadelphia, PA 48 / 28 34 / 23 25 / 14 26 / 19
Washington DC 50 / 29 40 / 23 26 / 16 26 / 19
This arctic cold shot will not be the only one as the pattern shaping up promises a further 2-3 shots with each one being colder than the last over the next 2-3 weeks.
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While the now developing cold wave lasts much of the upcoming week, a moderation comes next weekend but while this brings some relief, another shot of arctic air comes acalling and longer trem models show further shots of bitter arctic air into mid and late February.
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