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A widespread cold snap has spread across the Lower 48 to start this week,bringing with it the first frost or freeze of the season and record lows to parts of the Midwest,South and East.
Where the cold air is right now: A strong high-pressure system that stretches across the entire central U.S. is the source for this blast of cold air. Most areas from the Plains to the East Coast are now seeing below-average temperatures for this time of year.
Daily record lows were tied or broken Wednesday morning in Kansas City,Oklahoma City,Tulsa,Oklahoma,Topeka,Kansas,and Springfield,Missouri.
(MORE:Current National Temperatures)
Low temperatures are bringing a frost and/or freeze to millions:The National Weather Service has issued frost or freeze alerts from central Texas into the Southeast and parts of the Northeast. Many areas in the Midwest and Plains have already seen a frost and/or freeze over the past couple of days.
A frost generally occurs when temperatures drop below 36 degrees and a freeze happens when temperatures hit 32 degrees or lower.
Daily record lows could also be in jeopardy in the portions of the South and East: Some additional record lows could be set on Thursday in the South and East.
Here are a few of the records to be beat Thursday morning:Asheville,North Carolina (20 degrees);Charleston,West Virginia (24 degrees);Lake Charles,Louisiana (33 degrees);Pittsburgh (25 degrees);Trenton,New Jersey (29 degrees)
A warming trend will commence later this week: This cold snap won't last long. By the weekend,most areas of the country will have high temperatures that are near or above average for early November. Only the upper Midwest and Northern Plains might continue to have highs that are a few degrees below average.
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Chris Dolce has been a senior meteorologist with www.weathernow24.com for over 10 years after beginning his career with Weather Now 24 in the early 2000s.
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