WEATHER

 Axios - A powerful Arctic outbreak tied in part to the polar vortex is set to tumble temperatures across the U.S. by next week. Temperatures may be dip as low as 25 to 35 degrees Fahrenheit below normal for mid-January, forecasts show.   The hazardous cold could endanger public health, stress electricity grids, damage crops and make for a frigid Inauguration Day. This event is likely to feature far colder conditions and be more widespread than the Arctic outbreak that occurred earlier this month...

• Through Sunday, about 81 million people are predicted to see temperatures plunge to below-zero Fahrenheit, and the number affected will increase from there.
• "Dangerously cold wind chills" are likely in the Plains and Upper Midwest, the NWS warns.
• he hazardous cold will be especially disruptive in the South and Southeast, where temperature anomalies will be significant, and some snow and ice is possible.The Arctic outbreak is likely to result in a blustery and frigid Inauguration Day, with temperatures in the 20s°F and wind chills in the teens on the National Mall. Read more