Next week’s pre-winter arctic plunge might be a sign of things to come for the Eastern U.S., as several key weather patterns will converge to bring early bone-chilling cold and potentially

The UK is set to see temperatures plunge with lows of -7C in an icy blast where most of the country will be blanketed in snow caused by disruption to the Polar Vortex

More than 84 million are under winter weather bulletins with several states expected to see lows 10 to 25 degrees below normal.

The odds of extreme cold this winter in the US, Asia, and parts of Europe are climbing, threatening to boost energy bills for consumers. A deep freeze would likely mean higher prices for power and natural gas, adding to the cost burden for ratepayers as inflation remains stubbornly high.

The polar vortex shot into public lexicon sometime around January 2014, after a notable outbreak of icy arctic air that winter. The cold froze over most of the surface of the Great Lakes, requiring ice cutters to carve a shipping lane.

Temperatures today aren’t too bad, we’re starting around 50° and while it won’t be as mild as yesterday (74°) it will still be in the 60s this afternoon. The average is in the

North Carolina's first freeze typically occurs between late October and mid-November, depending on the specific location. The NOAA predicts a winter with above-normal temperatures and below-average precipitation for most of North Carolina.

Hayden Frank, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said a "strong cold front" will be moving through the East Coast starting on Monday and lasting for most of the week. While the polar vortex is expected to drop temperatures by about 5 to 10 degrees, Frank said the cold weather won't be anything "extreme."

New York City recorded its first snow of the season as a powerful polar vortex swept across the eastern US, bringing Arctic air, wind chills in the 20s, and a freeze warning across the tri-state. No major accumulation is expected,

As the winter season approaches, the U.S. is bracing for an early and fierce cold front, with both the La Niña climate pattern and the polar vortex setting the stage for a bitter season. Meteorologists are predicting that this combination of weather patterns will not only bring freezing temperatures to the East Coast but also lead to