Preparations are underway as an arctic blast dives into the nation's interior and southern regions and pushes a snowstorm into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast that will be followed by lethal cold.

After a looming snowstorm hits the Tri-State Area on Sunday, arctic air is expected to chill New York City and the surrounding areas. According to a post on the National Weather Service’s X account, the National Weather Service is warning that there might be significant impacts on infrastructure and public health.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Brutally cold Arctic air will settle in tonight behind a gusty north wind. This unseasonably cold pattern will continue through a good portion of the upcoming week. The National Weather Service has issued a Cold Weather Advisory seen below, because wind chill values tonight could get to as low as 5 below zero.

The National Weather Service (NWS) is warning residents of New Mexico and North Dakota about harsh winter weather throughout their states as arctic blasts are set to hit parts of the country heading into the weekend.

An “Arctic outbreak” could bring dangerously cold wind chill temperatures and even cause school closings in Metro Detroit next week.

Charlotte faces “dangerous” low temperatures and wind chills from an approaching Arctic air mass, National Weather Service meteorologists said in an alert Thursday. “ Confidence is high that it will be very cold next week,” forecasters said earlier on the social media site X.

Some snow could fall in the Lowcountry on Tuesday, Jan. 21, the National Weather Service still predicted on Jan. 19. Bitterly cold temperatures will persist.

Brace yourselves. What's likely to be the coldest weather of the season will roll into Southern New England early next week.

The Marquette NWS office said wind chills in some areas could reach 44 below zero early in the week and residents should prepare.

The National Weather Service and European global models show increasing chances of snow in Florida on Monday and Tuesday night.

ERCOT, the electrical grid operator for most of Texas, issued a weather watch for early next week when temperatures are expected to drop below freezing. The watch is scheduled to last Monday through Thursday and was issued “due to extreme cold weather across the ERCOT region, higher electrical demand, and the potential for lower reserves.”