One of the strongest Arctic outbreaks of winter is ready to surge into the Lower 48 in early March
Source: Washington Post
One of the strongest Arctic outbreaks of winter is ready to surge into the Lower 48 in early March
Temperatures may fall 40 degrees below normal in spots.
By Ian Livingston February 26 at 2:25 PM
If the forecasts for first week of March are verified, the groundhog may have to go into hiding over its early February prediction of an early spring. One of the coldest weeks of the winter season, compared to normal, is on its way.
At peak, it will feel more like midwinter than early spring for much of the Lower 48.
“The most unusually cold air in the Northern Hemisphere is set to nose-dive into the U.S. to start March,” tweeted Ben Noll, an atmospheric scientist based overseas.
What that means on the ground is that large portions of the north-central U.S. could struggle to get above zero, with widespread nighttime lows in the minus-10 to minus-20 range a decent bet in that region. It’s also possible that every state except perhaps Georgia, South Carolina and Florida will face high temperatures at or below freezing during the stretch.
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/02/26/one-strongest-arctic-outbreaks-winter-is-ready-surge-into-lower-early-march/
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