Record-cold temperatures: Siberia’s Thanksgiving gift to Northeastern U.S.

Thursday, November 22, 2018

The Northeast U.S. will witness the coldest weather on Earth on Thursday. It would be colder than the notorious cold spots such as Iceland, Norway or Alaska.

The temperatures in the morning will start off near zero degrees in northern New England and only about 30 degrees in southeastern Virginia as per AccuWeather.

There will be below-zero wind chills over much of the Northeast.  Temperatures at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York will be under 20s.

According to National Weather Service, it will likely be among the coldest Thanksgiving ever recorded from Maine to Virginia. It is expected that the wind chills will be colder.

People spending long time outdoors at parades or football games will be at risk for hypothermia and frostbite.

Thursday night is expected to be ‘incredibly cold’ as per the Boston weather service.

According to the weather service in New York City, the cold air for Thanksgiving originated over Siberia about a week ago. It moved over the Arctic Ocean, and is now being forced south towards the city via a large dip south in the jet stream.

It is hopeful that it will be a brief cold snap. Temperatures should rebound to near average readings in the 40s and 50s over the weekend.

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