{"id":139824,"date":"2025-01-20T00:30:53","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T17:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=139824"},"modified":"2025-01-20T00:30:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T17:30:53","slug":"polar-vortex-has-much-of-us-preparing-for-life-threatening-cold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=139824","title":{"rendered":"Polar vortex has much of US preparing for life-threatening cold"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"embed\" data-video-id=\"fmc-5c4xwntthco3cf0v\" class=\"m video-player\"><a href=\"\" class=\"video-link\"><span class=\"overlay\"\/> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37270187844\/320\/179\/t7bbbqdtuvv7i76c.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37270187844\/640\/358\/t7bbbqdtuvv7i76c.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37270187844\/768\/432\/t7bbbqdtuvv7i76c.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37270187844\/1536\/864\/t7bbbqdtuvv7i76c.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1984\" height=\"1116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37270187844\/992\/558\/t7bbbqdtuvv7i76c.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37270187844\/1984\/1116\/t7bbbqdtuvv7i76c.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37270187844\/992\/558\/t7bbbqdtuvv7i76c.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"A dangerous and potentially life-threatening stretch of cold weather has much of the U.S. on alert as a polar vortex invades the nation and sends temperatures tumbling to levels that haven\u2019t been experienced in years.\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/a> <!----><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">A dangerous and potentially life-threatening stretch of cold weather has much of the U.S. on alert as a polar vortex invades the nation and sends temperatures tumbling to levels that haven\u2019t been experienced in years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">A dangerous and potentially life-threatening stretch of cold weather has much of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S.<\/a> on alert as a lobe of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/what-is-the-polar-vortex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">polar vortex<\/a> invades the nation and sends temperatures tumbling to levels not seen in years.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">It\u2019s been a somewhat mild <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/winter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">winter<\/a> so far, but things have certainly changed as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/winter-weather\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">winter weather<\/a> makes its presence known across the Lower 48 states.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/how-to-watch-fox-weather-on-tv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/winter-storm-houston-atlanta-florida-south-gulf-coast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rare winter storm is getting set to slam the Gulf Coast and South<\/a>, with cities from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florida<\/a> under a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/winter-storm-warning-criteria-nws-new\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Winter Storm Watch<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">In the East, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/snow-chances-northeast-corridor-winter-storm-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tens of millions of people along the heavily traveled Interstate 95 corridor<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/washington-dc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/massachusetts\/boston\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boston<\/a> are also preparing for heavy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/snow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">snow<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The National Weather Service said temperatures have already plummeted across the Rockies, Plains and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/mississippi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mississippi<\/a> Valley, and the East Coast is next to feel the freeze.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in for his second term on Monday in Washington, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/inauguration-day-moved-indoors-cold-temps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">but due to the temperatures<\/a>, the ceremony will be held inside the United States Capitol Rotunda.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>DOWNLOAD THE FREE FOX WEATHER APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-v-b8684aba=\"\">\n<div class=\"freeform-content\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/media.foxweather.com\/weather\/Jan%20Avg%20Feels%20Like%20vs%20Fcst.png\"\/><figcaption>This graphic shows average wind chills in January versus what is being forecast on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025.<br \/><strong>(FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/figcaption><hr\/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">These temperatures are undoubtedly going to be the coldest of winter so far and, in many cases, the coldest in years. Combined with a brutal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/what-does-wind-chill-mean\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wind chill<\/a>, it will only add to the extreme danger associated with the cold.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/midwest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Midwest<\/a>, the wind chill could make it feel like -47 degrees in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/minnesota\/international-falls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Falls<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/minnesota\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota<\/a>, on Tuesday morning. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/illinois\/chicago\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chicago<\/a>, the Windy City, it will feel like -23 degrees.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">But those brutal wind chills aren\u2019t limited to the Midwest and Plains.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/alabama\/montgomery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Montgomery<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/alabama\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alabama<\/a>, which is also on alert for the rare <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/how-do-winter-storms-form\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">winter storm<\/a> set to slam the South, will also feel wind chills dropping into the teens by Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/7-ways-to-prevent-frozen-water-pipes-in-bitterly-cold-temperatures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>7 WAYS TO PREVENT FROZEN WATER PIPES IN BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/288\/162\/94cd5993-ezgif.com-animated-gif-maker.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/576\/324\/94cd5993-ezgif.com-animated-gif-maker.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/720\/405\/94cd5993-ezgif.com-animated-gif-maker.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1440\/810\/94cd5993-ezgif.com-animated-gif-maker.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/668\/376\/94cd5993-ezgif.com-animated-gif-maker.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1336\/752\/94cd5993-ezgif.com-animated-gif-maker.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/668\/376\/94cd5993-ezgif.com-animated-gif-maker.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"This graphic shows cold weather alerts in effect through Tuesday and Wednesday.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">This graphic shows cold weather alerts in effect through Tuesday and Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">More than 30 states are now on alert because of the cold, including Extreme Cold Warnings for wind chill values as low as -50 degrees. Cold Weather Advisories and Extreme Cold Watches are also in effect.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Forecast high temperatures range from below zero to the single digits in the northern Plains and Upper Midwest to the single digits and teens across the Rockies, central Plains and Midwest.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/wind-chill-freeze-extreme-cold-weather-alerts-changed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>WIND CHILL, OTHER COLD WEATHER ALERTS TO GET NEW NAMES THIS WINTER FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-v-b8684aba=\"\">\n<div class=\"freeform-content\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/media.foxweather.com\/weather\/ENS%20Population%20Below%200.png\"\/><figcaption>This graphic shows where temperatures will fall below zero this week.<br \/><strong>(FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/figcaption><hr\/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Forecast high temperatures in the teens and 20s are expected in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/northeast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Northeast<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/mid-atlantic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mid-Atlantic<\/a>, while Texas and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/southeast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Southeast<\/a> will see temperatures in the 20s and 30s.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Dangerously low wind chills from 30-55 degrees below zero are likely on Sunday and Monday in the Rockies, Upper Midwest and northern Plains, while below-zero wind chills are expected to reach as far south as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/oklahoma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oklahoma<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/tennessee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tennessee<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/ohio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ohio<\/a> valleys Sunday night.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/polar-vortex-arctic-blast-late-january-2025\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A dangerous and potentially life-threatening stretch of cold weather has much of the U.S. on alert as a polar vortex invades the nation and sends temperatures tumbling to levels that &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=139824\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9472],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-139824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-weather","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=139824"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139824\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=139824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=139824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=139824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}