Arctic blast about to invade US. What happened to warm winter predictions? [View all]

Hoping for a January thaw? Dream on.

Wasn't this supposed to be a milder-than-average winter for the East and the South? Toasty isn't exactly how you will describe the bone-numbing coming days.

"Multiple waves of arctic air continue to gather over northern Canada with eyes for the central and eastern United States in the days and weeks ahead," AccuWeather meteorologist Paul Pastelok said this week.

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"By Tuesday, the entire Lower 48 (will be) blasted with extreme Arctic cold. ... The first days of the new Trump administration will be heavily focused on weather-related problems," meteorologist Ryan Maue posted on X this week.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/arctic-blast-invade-us-happened-100132785.html

Maybe Ted Cruz needs to make another reservation to Cancun.