Dangerous blast of Arctic air to tighten its grip on much of the nation this week

 The FOX Forecast Center says an arctic front will usher in the coldest air of the season by a considerable margin this week, with the expectation of widespread subzero temperature readings across the Northern Rockies, central and northern Plains and the Upper Midwest.

Some low temperature readings could approach -30 degrees across portions of Montana and North Dakota starting on Tuesday morning, and with temperatures that low, frostbite could set in in as little as 10 minutes.

High temperatures in the region will remain 30-40 degrees below average, with many places struggling to get out of the single digits during the day.

And some areas in North Dakota and Montana may not even get above zero degrees for several days.

"Look at the temperatures," FOX Weather meteorologist Craig Herrera said. "Minus 13. This is the 'feels-like' temperature. The temperature plus the wind for places like Bismarck (North Dakota). Over in Pierre (South Dakota), 13 below zero. Billings (Montana), -6 is what it feels like. That's why it's so dangerous to be outside for just 10 minutes in some cases."

"Now we go into Thursday when the real surge starts to settle in and doesn't move much at all," Herrera said. "This is scary."

Starting on Thursday, the bitter blast of cold air will surge south and east. That will send temperatures tumbling from the southern Plains to the Southeast and Midwest.

Morning low temperatures in the teens and single digits are likely as far south as Oklahoma, Arkansas and Tennessee, according to the FOX Forecast Center, while temperatures will remain in the teens from central Texas to Georgia.

In fact, this may be the coldest air in at least five years in Mississippi.

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And the cold air is expected to remain in these areas, with a high probability that below average temperatures will persist over much of the country's eastern half into next week.

Just as millions of Americans begin to travel for the holidays, there is growing confidence that a significant winter storm will develop later this week and impact a large swath of the country, according to the FOX Forecast Center.
"Our confidence is growing, and what that means is that there's more agreement on the forecast data, so the significant winter storm becomes more likely," FOX Weather meteorologist Amy Freeze said. "The timing right now is that this could last into Christmas weekend. For some, it's a nightmare. For others, this could be dreaming of a white Christmas come true."


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