A trifecta of devastating winter storms will hit the East Coast in the coming days, blanketing states in deep snow and putting millions of people under weather warnings.
Already frigid temperatures are expected to accelerate with a trio of storms hitting the country – while blisteringly cold Siberian air is expected to reach the country’s Gulf Coast in the coming days.
The first of the three will drop snow and rain across parts of the Midwest and Northeast on Saturday, likely affecting Indianapolis, Detroit and Cleveland.
The same mix of snow and rain will then move to the northeast of the interior before a new storm appears to form in the Appalachians, according to the American newspaper The Guardian. CNN.
The second storm will move into southern New York and southern New England on Sunday afternoon.
Snow will fall more inland, with those near the coast expecting heavy rain all day, with 1 to 3 inches of snow falling from Washington DC to New England and amounts as high as 3 to 6 inches west of the I- 95.
Predicting a possible third storm was “difficult” according to meteorologist Mary Gilbert, as officials on Friday called for President-elect Trump’s inauguration to take place indoors due to bad weather caused by a polar vortex.
Inauguration Day forecasts only point to highs in the 20s, with snow falling on Sunday expected to stick around.
Meteorologists predict temperatures could drop as much as 45 degrees below average, flooding at least 20 states in the Plains, Great Lakes and the Northeast.

The first of the three will drop snow and rain across parts of the Midwest and Northeast on Saturday, likely affecting Indianapolis, Detroit and Cleveland.
Wind gusts of up to 30 miles per hour will blast through the layers of the hundreds of thousands of MAGA enthusiasts expected to fill the national mall on Monday.
‘This poses a high risk of hypothermia and frostbite to the exposed skin. Be sure to take a cold weather survival kit with you when traveling,” the NWS warned.
It comes next The National Weather Service (NWS) said much of the Lower 48 should brace for ‘the coldest air mass of the season yet’ from Friday to January 24.
Meteorologists predict temperatures could drop as much as 45 degrees below average, flooding at least 20 states in the Plains, Great Lakes and the Northeast.
Temperatures are also likely to freeze and burst pipes, putting significant strain on power grids as people rush to heat their homes.
Snow and slick roads will also hit the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Sunday, with a wintry mix possible in the Deep South early next week.
All states in the Lower 48, and more than 80 percent of residents, will see freezing temperatures.
“This would certainly be one of the coldest outbreaks in the last 10 or 15 years,” said winter weather expert Judah Cohen of Atmospheric Environmental Research. ‘It sucks air from Siberia.
“And you know, that matches up with these pieces because when the polar vortex extends, the flow starts in Siberia and ends in the US.”

Temperatures are also likely to freeze and burst pipes, putting significant strain on power grids as people rush to heat their homes

All states in the Lower 48, and more than 80 percent of residents, will see freezing temperatures

The Rockies, Northern Plains and Upper Midwest should see minimum wind chills of -30 F or colder Saturday through Tuesday
According to the NWS, the Rockies, Northern Plains and Upper Midwest should see minimum wind chills of -30 F or colder Saturday through Tuesday.
Even states along the Gulf Coast and southern border will see temperatures drop 10 to 30 F below average. Only South Florida will be spared from the bitter cold.
“So if you’re a snowbird, you like to escape south – there’s no escaping this. Everyone will feel it FOX Weather Meteorologist Britta Merwin said.
All told, more than 300 million Americans will experience below-average temperatures on Monday, FOX reported.
But the wind chill could see some parts of the country experience pleasant temperatures as low as -50 F on Monday morning.
Cities unaccustomed to such low temperatures should prepare for the life-threatening consequences of this cold, Merwin said.
It doesn’t look like temperatures will rise anytime soon, as meteorologists expect the general weather pattern to remain favorable for more Arctic outbreaks through the end of January.