A powerful Arctic blast is forecast to bring extreme cold and dangerous wind chills across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic from the weekend into the second week of February. Below-normal temperatures and record lows are expected in some areas, with the cold forecast to persist until February 11, 2026.
Life-threatening cold and wind chills are forecast to continue across the eastern half of the Lower 48 during the final week of January into early February. Another surge of Arctic air is forecast to spread from the Plains into the East and Southeast between Friday and Saturday, January 30–31, bringing a renewed threat of additional record low temperatures, including across parts of Florida.
Thousands of tourists were stranded in northern Finland on January 11, 2026, after flights at Kittilä Airport were canceled due to extreme cold that made de-icing and fueling operations impossible. Temperatures dropped to −37°C (−34.6°F), one of the lowest readings of the winter season, amid a wider Arctic cold outbreak affecting large parts of northern and central Europe.
The first of multiple Arctic blasts expected this month brought record-low temperatures across the Midwest on Thursday, December 4, 2025, with reports of over 40 record lows for the day. More record lows are expected as the Arctic wave moves through the Northeast on Friday, December 5.
Heavy snow squalls are forecast to hit much of the U.S. Northeast through Thursday, December 4, 2025, with New York State and parts of New England expected to see the strongest impact. The snow squalls triggered by, and arctic surge will create dangerous travel conditions across key routes including the I-90 corridor.
The polar vortex is forecast to settle near Hudson Bay, sending repeated waves of Arctic air into the central and eastern U.S. during the first half of December 2025.
A cold Arctic air mass is forecast to move into much of Europe between November 17 and 21, 2025, lowering temperatures several degrees below normal and producing a mix of hill snow and overnight ice.
The National Weather Service has issued widespread Freeze Warnings from northern Florida to Maryland as sub-freezing temperatures spread across the eastern United States on November 11–12, 2025. Overnight lows between -6 and -1 °C (22 and 30 °F) are forecast across much of the region, marking the coldest air of the season so far.
A strong cold front will drive frigid Arctic air deep into the United States this weekend into next week, November 10, 2025 onwards, bringing December-like temperatures, widespread freezes, and the season’s first snow for some areas east of the Rockies.
Extreme cold warnings are in effect from Minnesota to Texas, including South Dakota and Kansas, as Arctic air pushes deep into the U.S., bringing record-breaking temperatures from Tuesday to Friday, February 18–21, 2025. Some areas could see up to 20 cm (8 inches) of snow.
