It hit -41 in Minnesota yesterday and nearly reached that again in upstate New York this morning.

https://twitter.com/wxjerdman/status/946367616146444288

https://twitter.com/KathyOrrFOX29/status/946391419136151554

https://twitter.com/MWObs/status/946405900037828608

Think it was cold Christmas eve through Boxing day, think again as it looks like New Years eve through Jan 7 is even deeper cold.

We have a clipper diving SSE now, once this exits, the floodgates open.

Latest GFS ensemble

Sat AM

Sun AM

New Years AM

Duration of this cold is likely to become noteworthy!

https://twitter.com/NWSNewYorkNY/status/946399086420381696

Impressive to see GFS pushing 498 thicknesses almost down to NYC on Jan 1.

This suggests low single digit air temps. GFS appears to have 9F.

GFS ensemble 5-day means.

Tags: arctic outbreak, new york cold, record cold