As expected, a powerful southeast-bound cold front is lifting temps out ahead and dropping them like a stone behind. Cities across the Midwest and East have seen highs yesterday and today in the upper 50s/low 60s only to be back in the 20s less than 12 hours later.

For some, we’re seeing 40-degree drops within a few hours and a flash freeze.

https://twitter.com/MikeHamernik/status/951562375886405632

https://twitter.com/MikeHamernik/status/951566223766155265

https://twitter.com/StuOstro/status/951534414059712512

https://twitter.com/NWSTwinCities/status/951523450606190593

From above freezing to a low of -11 for Minneapolis. Note -36 for Intl Falls.

High today, just 5 degrees!

https://twitter.com/NWSTwinCities/status/951978477661638657

and so the chill holds through much of next week.

Next up for the crash and flash freeze is the eastern Great Lakes and Northeast

https://twitter.com/weathernetwork/status/951815845587705856

https://twitter.com/KMacTWN/status/951927397250613248

https://twitter.com/WeatherBug/status/951645773187506176

https://twitter.com/WeatherBug/status/951913621017235464

https://twitter.com/WeatherBug/status/951809734558060544

https://twitter.com/WeatherBug/status/951881917540036610

https://twitter.com/mikeseidel/status/951884337028501506

https://twitter.com/wxbywilliams/status/951864306689282048

https://twitter.com/ericfisher/status/951882345824518145

https://twitter.com/ericfisher/status/951867114364784640

https://twitter.com/ericfisher/status/951917708374872065

https://twitter.com/Accu_Jesse/status/951987399097073664

https://twitter.com/Accu_Jesse/status/951910085558784001

What a difference a week makes right?

Yesterday and today

 

Tags: cold front, flash freeze, polar front, record warmth