Temperatures tumble as arctic blast settles across Eastern U.S. after record-setting heat
Temperatures are back below average after some areas across the U.S. experienced their warmest December day on Sunday, including St. Louis, Missouri, which recorded a temperature of 78 degrees, the warmest on record for the month.
Blast of arctic air settles across Eastern U.S. to end 2025
After a week of record highs, arctic temperatures have returned to the Eastern U.S., bringing below-average temps to many areas just as 2025 ends.
Frigid temperatures have returned to the Lower 48 after record-breaking heat faded away from the weekend.
Temperatures are back below average after some areas across the U.S. experienced their warmest December day on Sunday, including St. Louis, Missouri, which recorded a temperature of 78 degrees, the warmest on record for the month. Within hours, that number drastically fell.
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Intense snow and winds lash at travelers in Buffalo, New York, on Monday.
Cold arctic air moved into the Northeast at the start of the work week and was in full effect on Tuesday.
Locations such as Syracuse, New York, are under a Winter Storm Warning until New Year’s Eve.
On Tuesday morning, nearly 240 million Americans experienced below-average temperatures.
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Major cities such as Atlanta went from a high of nearly 70 degrees on Sunday to a low of about 28 degrees on Tuesday morning, according to the FOX Forecast Center.
Temperatures will remain low through the start of the new year on Thursday.
Freezing temps could pose a threat to travelers for New Year’s Eve celebrations, as recent rain and wintry conditions could cause black ice and unsafe road conditions.
A wreck was seen on Minnesota State Highway 55 in Minneapolis on Thursday morning.
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Morning lows this week will fall into the single digits in cities such as Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Chicago, and across the interior Northeast.
The FOX Forecast Center said much of the eastern U.S. will see closer to average temps by New Year's Eve on Wednesday.
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But another surge of chilly air is expected to settle in across the Upper Midwest, Great Lakes and Northeast into New Year's Day.
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