Warning for a major snowstorm and dangerous cold this weekend: These will be the affected areas in the U.S.

The United States is braced for more snow this weekend with warnings in place across southern and eastern parts of the country.

The National Weather Service (NWS) has warned of a major winter storm hitting between Friday and Sunday. Here’s what you need to know...

According to the latest forecasts, the widespread winter storm could produce large swaths of heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain, beginning in the Rocky Mountains/Southern Plains and moving easterly across the week. The system could hit the East Coast by Sunday.

Heavy snowfall is expected from the southern Rocky Mountains across the south-central and eastern plains to the mid-Atlantic. Widespread freezing rain and sleet are also expected from parts of central Texas to the lower Mississippi Valley, and likely into parts of the Carolinas. These conditions will result in snow-covered roads and reduced visibility, as well as potential power outages and tree damage.

The winter storm is expected to begin affecting parts of the southern plains on Friday, then expand eastward into the Tennessee Valley and the Southeast on Saturday, and subsequently into the Mid-Atlantic over the weekend.

Dangerously cold temperatures predicted this weekend

According to the Weather Prediction Center (WPC), dangerously cold weather is expected for northerly parts of the United States this weekend. The agency predicts that the Arctic weather systems will extend southward, bringing freezing cold temperatures to much of the central and eastern United States, especially the Upper Midwest (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, North Dakota and South Dakota), where wind chills could reach -40°F.

The frigid temperatures are expected to begin on Thursday, with extreme cold expected across the weekend. Those conditions will spread across the central plains on Friday and toward the Gulf and eastern coasts.

Looking ahead to next week, temperatures should begin to moderate across Monday and Tuesday. For more information and the latest forecasts and alerts, visit the official website of the National Weather Service (NWS).

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