The Northeast is bracing for the coldest temperatures of the season as an Arctic blast hits the Midwest and then moves east.
On Thursday morning, the temperature is forecast to drop to 5 degrees in Chicago; minus 4 degrees in Minneapolis; minus 1 degree in Green Bay, Wisconsin; and 8 degrees in Kansas City, Missouri.
Low Temperatures – Thursday Map
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On Friday, temperatures could drop to 1 degree in Chicago, 8 degrees in Detroit, 10 degrees in Pittsburgh, 14 in Boston and 21 in New York. Chicago, Pittsburgh and Portland, Maine, could also record daily record lows.
Low Temperatures – Friday Map
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By the weekend, temperatures won’t be as extreme, but it will still likely feel colder than average in the north and northeast. Unusually cold conditions are expected again in the east next week.
People walk through muddy streets after a winter snow storm in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, on December 2, 2025.
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Meanwhile, in the West, winter storm warnings are in effect Wednesday in Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico, where 3 to 13 inches of snow is forecast.
Much of this snow is welcome, as the mountains have been below normal in snowfall this season.
Denver could see 3 to 6 inches of snow on Wednesday, with totals increasing at higher elevations outside the city.
