The polar vortex is bringing snow to the US this weekend, because chaos loves company

Friday, May 8, 2020 - 13:30 in Earth & Climate

The cold front will start moving in on Friday. By Saturday night, things will be chilly. (National Weather Service/)Parts of the United States could have rare May snowfall this weekend. You read that correctly: The Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast regions of the US will have record-cold temperatures, and some areas will dip below freezing. Cities in New York, Pennsylvania, and Vermont could see snow, with parts of northern New England possibly getting up to a foot of wet, heavy snow—handily breaking current snowfall records for this time of year.Enjoy the mostly sunny day today with temps in the low to middle 60s because it's going to get chilly into the weekend! Temps will be 15 - 20 degrees below average by Saturday and some locations NW of NYC may see some rare mid-May snow! #NYwx #NJwx #CTwx pic.twitter.com/lbW6ztMnaD— NWS New York NY (@NWSNewYorkNY) May 7, 2020 As much of the nation...

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