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Some communities reported low temperatures in the minus teens early Tuesday morning, and similar conditions are expected Wednesday.

Seacoast New Hampshire and southern Maine are bracing for the largest snowfall of 2025 to date, expected Sunday night ahead of an Arctic blast.

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According to the National Weather Service (NWS), the high temperature that day was only 17 degrees Fahrenheit, and wind chill temperatures during the afternoon were in the range of -10 to -20 degrees. For comparison, the NWS says the normal high ...

While more sunshine is expected today, it will be paired with bitter cold temperatures. Most locations will struggle to reach the mid single digits with wind chills staying well below zero. Improvements are made by the end of the week as the Arctic air recedes.

A polar vortex is slated to sweep most of the continental US bringing winter storm warnings and a hazardous freeze to millions.

The NWS has warned of possible snow squalls as Arctic air spreads south and east from the Rockies Friday through next week.

Light snow fell on northern Maine on Tuesday morning, January 14, with the National Weather Service (NWS) predicting “around an inch” of accumulation by the end of the day.Meteorologist James Sinko took this view of his ride to work on Tuesday morning,

Forecasters expect snow to accumulate Sunday afternoon into the evening. The Portland area could see anywhere from 4-8 inches, said Hunter Tubbs, a National Weather Service meteorologist based in Gray.

Heavy snow is expected to blanket large portions of the Eastern U.S. while much of the country will endure dangerously cold temperatures in the coming days

Boston and the rest of New England have been dealing with well below-average temperatures, in some cases falling 20 degrees, as an expansive mass of Arctic air spreads across the eastern half of the United States. This cold surge is making our region this week feel colder than Anchorage, Alaska, which is topping out at 36 degrees.