Arctic Conditions to Return to Central, Eastern, and Southern US, National Weather Service Warns

There is a more than 80 percent chance of the cold front bringing “below normal temperatures” between Jan. 19 and 23.

Cold temperatures and a lawn sprinkler create icicles on a tree ahead of a winter storm expected to hit the North Texas region in Richardson, Texas, on Jan. 8, 2025. LM Otero/AP Photo

The National Weather Service (NWS) forecast more arctic temperatures for the Central, Eastern, and Southern U.S. approaching this weekend.

“After a brief warm up to end the week, a strong cold front will usher in a dangerously cold Arctic air mass east of the Rockies,” the NWS said Monday in a statement on X. “Much below normal temperatures are forecast to first arrive in the Northern Plains this weekend then dive southward and eastward over the following days.”