Bloomberg News reports that more and more forecasters have warned of difficult holiday travel. To add to the woes is the anticipation that life-threatening colds will impact most parts of the country.
It is well-known that the southern part of the United States already reels under frigid weather. The arctic air will mass blow in this region to make matters worse.
Zack Taylor is a meteorologist associated with the National Weather Service, states that they are looking forward to temperatures below normal. This trend will likely continue up to Christmas time.
Arctic Air Path Explained
The polar air usually arrives as a storm system in the beginning. It gradually settles down in United States’ northeastern part after it buries a few parts of the area under 61 centimeters or 2 feet of snow. As of Sunday morning, at least 80,000 consumers in New England plunged into darkness as per poweroutage.us.
Extreme and freezing conditions over a prolonged period in southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi is what that is being expected as per the National Weather Service when revealed on Sunday in a unique weather statement.
Thursday night will witness temperatures will nosedive to as low as 13 degrees or minus 10.6 Celsius in Mississippi Jackson. It will be 5 degrees or minus 15 Celsius in Tennessee, Nashville, as reports furnished by the National Weather Service.
It is anticipated that for the United States, the winter will become worse before it starts to look sunny again.
All Eyes on the Coming Week
The potential for the so-called “coldest air of the season” is anticipated in the coming week. This will happen as arctic air takes the path front, marching across two-thirds of the eastern part of the country before Santa arrives. This information was provided per the recent forecasts from Federal Weather Prediction Center, College Park, Maryland.
Bloomberg News also reports that the center has sent out a warning. It is likely a massive stretch of frigid temperatures right from the Northern Rockies/Northern Plains through Midwest during mid-week will then reach Gulf Coast extending into United States’ eastern part by Friday, stretching into the weekend.
What Will it be Like in Atlanta?
In Atlanta, forecasters have said temperatures will plunge to below-freezing on Monday morning. A warning of even colder air is also predicted at the end of the week. This was revealed by the National Weather Service office in Peachtree, Georgia.
On Friday night, the low will be as much as 13 degrees, equivalent to minus 10.6 Celsius. On Saturday, the high temperatures were still well below the freezing mark at 29 degrees or minus 1.7 Celsius, as projected by the Weather Service.
Officials in Vermont revealed that they are trying to look for areas where potential warming centers are available. The same applies to those areas that are hit the hardest. State officials have also warned that for some consumers, it is likely that power may not be restored for two or three days.
