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More than 100 million Americans are going to be pulling out their winter coats this weekend as a cold outbreak is expected to hit the Midwest and Eastern part of the United States.
This weekend and early next week, those from the Dakotas to the East Coast can expect a December-like cold, AccuWeather said.
The middle of the US will experience a significant drop in temperature coming Sunday, with areas like Nashville, Memphis, and St Louis seeing a drop of 20 to 30 degrees Fahrenheit.
Other areas, like Lexington, Kentucky, and New Orleans, Louisiana, will see between a 10- and 20-degree drop.
Atlanta, Georgia, is expected to be in the mid-40s on Monday, which is 20 degrees cooler than normal for this time of year.
However, everywhere East of the Dakotas will see temperatures 10 to 15 degrees below average, with some areas seeing a risk of a first snowfall just weeks ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.
The Midwest and interior Northeast are at the highest risk of seeing a winter wonderland outside their windows between today and Tuesday. Some areas could see inches of snow, AccuWeather predicted.
Detroit will have the highest chance of getting snow this week, as areas close to Toronto and Montreal could see up to a foot of snow.
People from the Dakotas to the East Coast can expect a December-like cold in the coming days, like New Orleans (pictured)
Temperatures are due to take a dramatic drop in the coming days, with some areas seeing a risk of a first snowfall
The Midwest and interior Northeast are are most likely to turn into a winter wonderland in the coming days
Those in the Great Lake region, like Detroit, also face the possibility of snow as cold air will pass over the water.
Those southeast of Lakes Ontario, Erie, and Hudson could see between three and six inches of snow.
'Along with the bands of lake-effect snow is the potential for briefly heavy snow squalls in portions of Ohio, Pennsylvania, western and central New York and northern West Virginia on Monday,' AccuWeather vice president of forecast operations Dan DePodwin predicted.
'While most of the snow will melt quickly on area roads, the sudden drop in visibility and temporary slush can create dangerous conditions on the highways.'
The cold spell - the most significant since Spring - comes from a change in the jet stream, known as an Alberta clipper, as it is coming from Canada and pushing through the Dakotas to the East Coast.
Much colder air is expected to plunge southward across the Great Plains and the Mississippi Valley. It will eventually make its way eastward early next week.
