November is no stranger to cold, you expect it to turn cold and snowy, especially the further north you are and the further into the month you go. However, the level of cold drilling south over the Central and interior East US is very impressive. We’re not even mid way through November and we’re talking January level cold and 20-30 below normal widely from Montana to Great Lakes all the way to North Texas.

While the core of cold drives south down the Plains, we’re closely watching low pressure running up the East Coast which could produce significant snow from Texas to New England.

Here’s the setup.

The arctic push comes in two waves. The first is driving south today, the next arrives late weekend into the early new week.

This morning.

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From WeatherNation.

Record-breaking cold temperatures were found across many central United States cities on both Friday and Saturday.  Temperatures drop off quickly Friday night, setting records across states like Kansas and Nebraska.

The mercury continued to drop on Saturday morning, setting records in many of the same communities.  Kansas City, Missouri broke their record low temperature for Saturday, November 10th by ten degrees!  The average low for Kansas City in early November is usually in the mid-to-upper 30s.

Snow also fell in many Midwest communities over the last couple of days.  Several cities in Illinois and neighboring Missouri set snowfall records on Friday, November 9th.

Lake-effect snow piled up downwind of Lake Superior.  Several communities in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and north central Wisconsin received 12 inches or more of snow.

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The next wave arrives on the rear of a deepening low that could become a Nor’easter to begin next week.

 

The early arctic outbreak is accompanied by an early lake-effect snow event too.

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As the arctic air reaches the Gulf Coast at the beginning of the new week, low pressure develops and rides the eastern flank of the trough and could bring a significant, perhaps record snowfall up through the Appalachians.

Gfs has heavy rain and gales up the coastal plain but perhaps 1-2ft snows in the mountains to the west.

Once the system departs, record cold likely sweeps into New England mid next week.

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