The majority of the United States will experience chilling temperatures due to a blast of arctic air from Canada. The Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Southern U.S. are expected to see below-freezing temperatures due to a polar vortex system.
The Weather Channel forecasts a major winter storm that will drop snow, sleet and ice across the country, from Texas and Oklahoma to the Carolinas.
And it looks as if we may get even more arctic blasts in the coming years. According to a study published in the journal Environmental Research: Climate, outbreaks from the Arctic will continue throughout the Northern Hemisphere in the coming decades despite the region warming faster than the rest of the world.
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Freezing temperatures are expected to move eastward, reaching major cities like Philadelphia, where daytime highs will reach only the low 20s, with "feels like" temperatures in the teens.
