Deep freeze takes hold this weekend in the Northeast with cold lasting through Christmas

NEW YORK – On the heels of a blizzard barreling across the northern statesthe FOX Forecast Center is tracking a dip of arctic air that will settle across the Northeast.

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Temperatures on Sunday and Monday morning will be downright cold. Monday morning’s readings, depending on your location, could be the coldest in the Northeast in two to three years.

The incoming cold air will bypass the typical warming effects of the Great Lakes, as winds will be predominantly from the north rather than the west or northwest, according to the FOX Forecast Center. This shift in wind direction is expected to intensify the cold.

The cold air will begin to settle in Saturday as highs are still in the 20s and 30s. Sunday morning temperatures will drop into the single digits and teens.

After a marginal improvement Sunday afternoon with highs in the teens and 20s, millions across the region will wake up Monday to the coldest temperatures they’ve seen since February 2023.

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While the rest of the country experiences relative warmth for Christmas, the cold, albeit less intense than Sunday and Monday, will continue. Warmer temperatures return to the Northeast Thursday.

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