Arctic Air To Retreat, But Reload To Start 2021

Much of the northern Plains, Great Lakes and Northeast will spend the majority of the week or so with temperatures around five to 10 degrees Fahrenheit above normal, according to AccuWeather of State College, Pa.

Forecasters say true arctic air is nowhere to be found over the next couple of weeks in the central and eastern United States and Canada.

However, polar chill may just be biding its time before unleashing a bitter blow.

“A very stormy pattern across the northern Pacific along with a strong area of high pressure over eastern Canada and Greenland, known as a ‘blocking high,’ will be the main drivers for weather across North America through early January,” explained AccuWeather Senior and Lead Long-Range Meteorologist Paul Pastelok.