Millions brace for a taste of winter as polar air sweeps across the eastern US this weekend

A powerful cold front will sweep across the eastern United States this week, bringing gusty winds, rain and mountain snow before the season’s coldest air sends temperatures plunging this weekend. Winter may still be weeks away, but millions of Americans are about to get an early preview of what's to come. A system will bring a departure from the recent mild conditions across much of the eastern United States. By the weekend, November will begin to feel much more like December. Strong cold front sweeps across the East A developing low-pressure system will strengthen as it moves from the Midwest toward the Mid-Atlantic coast on Thursday. Meanwhile, a strong cold front will pull a surge of polar air southward from northeastern Canada, bringing a significant change in temperatures across the eastern half of the country. Showers and thunderstorms will spread across the Midwest, Ohio Valley, and Tennessee Valley Wednesday into Wednesday night.

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