A weak polar vortex will help usher in record cold air to the eastern half of the country this weekend. Significant snow could fall across interior New England as millions from Maine to the Gulf Coast will experience temperatures well below average.
An incredible weather pattern for early May is setting up, the National Weather Service in Caribou, Maine, said Thursday. Record cold temperatures are setting the stage for a possible nor'easter Friday night into Saturday. Check your local forecast temperature here >>>"Over 83 million Americans will drop below freezing over the next few days," CNN meteorologist Dave Hennen says.
How to protect plants from frost this weekend 01:41These winds tend to keep the bitter cold air locked in the Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It's not a single storm. On occasion, this vortex can become distorted and dip much farther south than you would typically find it, allowing cold air to spill southward. But it didn't spill out into the US this winter. That's why the spring and winter have been mild and major East Coast cities saw low snowfall amounts.
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