Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Cold Temperatures Engulf Central, East; Snow in Midwest, Great Lakes

Surges of cold air will engulf the central and eastern states this week as a dip in the jet stream dominates to the east of the Rockies.
As a result, we will see a widespread area of below-average temperatures spreading south and east during the week ahead. We have the details on this late-October chill, including where we could see a frost, freeze and even some snow.
The change to a colder weather pattern began with an initial blast of chilly air that moved into the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes this past weekend.
Now another shot of even colder air is diving south, which has dropped temperatures 10 to 20 degrees below average across most of the Midwest. This latest blast of cold air will also surge into the southern and eastern states by Wednesday. By late week, another reinforcing shot of cold air will take over the central and eastern states. The three temperature forecast maps to the right illustrate the falling temperatures from the start to the end of the week.
In the Midwest, highs in the 40s will keep Chicago and Minneapolis shivering throughout the new work week.


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