It’s going to feel painfully cold to be outside this weekend in the Northeast, even for a few minutes. Furnaces, space heaters and electric baseboards and cable electric systems will be working overtime to keep up.
“The deep freeze is returning to the northeastern United States this weekend,” AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Jon Porter said. “The combination of Arctic air and gusty winds could make it feel colder than any other point so far this winter for many in the region.”
The blast of Arctic air is coming directly from the frozen tundra north of Hudson Bay, Canada, and will bring dangerous conditions and yet another surge in energy demands to over 100 million utility customers in the northeastern part of the nation.
The Arctic blast is one part of a long-running bout of temperatures falling well below the historical average.
“Heating bills for some people could run hundreds of dollars above the historical average during this intense 25-day cold wave,” Porter said.
A rare extreme cold warning has been issued for New Jersey with up to 60 mph gusts dropping wind chills tonight to as low as 20 degrees below zero.
“The combination of very cold air temperatures and strong winds will lead to very dangerous wind chills,” the National Weather Service said early Saturday. “An extreme cold warning is in effect for the entire area until noon Sunday.”
Multiple snow squall warnings were issued early Saturday in the southern half of the state as arctic air and high winds swept through the state.
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