The Polar vortex will freeze the US until it reaches the Deep South

As the Northern Hemisphere enters the winter months, it may seem like the temperatures are cold enough already. However, deep snow, because of the polar vortex Sinking down from Siberia, it will bring a strong arctic blast to nearly 300 million Americans starting this weekend. Maps show where and when the cold front will arrive.

Mid-January weather map

A polar vortex is a large area of ​​cold air and low pressure that often circulates over North and South Africa. During the winter months when the jet stream is favorable, this cold air can descend to low-lying areas such as the United States. This prediction will happen as soon as this weekend.

Saturday's map of highs and wind chills

Starting Saturday, a polar vortex will begin to descend over the northern half of the US, dropping temperatures into the single digits. The chill of the wind will be falling on the young people who are not good in that region. The forecast temperature will be 20-25 degrees below average for this time of year.

Map of Sunday holidays and wind chill

On Sunday, the cold began to set in, with temperatures dropping into the teens across the Central Plains. Wind chills will drop into the low 20s for the Northern Plains and single digits for the Central Plains, making dangerously cold conditions for those attending NFL playoff games. The forecast temperature will be 25-30 degrees below average for this time of year.

Monday's map of highs and wind chills

On Monday, a polar vortex will reach the Deep South, with temperatures dropping to 32 degrees Fahrenheit in Atlanta. Wind chills will be in the 20s. On the other side of the The RockiesPlains and Midwestsome areas won't make it by single digits.

At least 19 degrees below zero temperatures are expected from the Plains to the East. The forecast temperature will be 25-30 degrees below average for this time of year.

Inauguration Day Weather Forecast for Washington, DC

For the president anointing Monday in Washington, DC, skies will be mostly sunny, with temperatures in the low 20s. Wind chills are forecast to be in the single digits.

Due to the extreme cold, President-elect Donald Trump announced on Friday that the event will be held indoorsin the Capitol Rotunda, instead of the stage set up outside.

“There is an Arctic blast hitting the country,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “I don't want to see people hurt, or hurt, in any way.”

This will mark the coldest Inauguration Day in 40 years. In 1985, it reached only 7 degrees at President Ronald Reagan's second inauguration, causing the ceremony to go indoors and the campaign to be canceled.

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