Temperatures are expected to plummet over the weekend, bringing life-threatening conditions to large stretches of the United States. The polar vortex will send temperatures below freezing for much of the country starting this weekend and stretching into next week,

Another blast of winter weather is expected in parts of the U.S. in the coming days, including bone-chilling wind in the Northern Plains and unusual snow and ice in the Gulf Coast area.

Americans were bracing Thursday for frigid temperatures that forecasters said could produce life-threatening conditions, with Donald Trump's inauguration expected to be the coldest in 40 years.

People living "basically anywhere from the Rockies eastward" will see extremely cold temperatures over the next several days, a meteorologist says.

Global warming changed the behavior of the jet stream, and a new pattern is now clear: sapping moisture from the West Coast and freezing the East.

The week began with a biting cold snap that hammered much of the U.S., the product of a jet stream that slips out of its usual path more often these days.

These conditions are all thanks to a familiar sounding occurrence: the polar vortex ... The Eagles and Los Angeles Rams could play in some snow in Philadelphia on Sunday, early forecasts show.

A winter storm sweeping through the U.S. South on Tuesday was dumping snow at levels millions of residents haven’t seen before. Moisture from the Gulf of Mexico was combining with a

People living "basically anywhere from the Rockies eastward" will see extremely cold temperatures over the next several days, a meteorologist says. That includes Kansas City, which is set to host a Chiefs playoffs game this weekend.

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President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office indoors due to the freezing temperatures expected during his inaugural ceremonies.

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