The snowfall is expected to be accompanied by a cold snap across much of the central and eastern regions of the country. Temperatures in the Midwest were forecast to be 20 to 30 degrees below normal, with wind chills forecast to reach minus 55 in the Northern Plains.
Dangerously frigid conditions were expected in a broad swath of the central United States, from Montana to Wisconsin and through the Texas Panhandle.
On average, temperatures will be 20 to 48 degree below average from the Northern Plains into the Central Plains, according to the National Weather Service. In January, Chicago was gripped by subzero temperatures for days, reaching minus 22 on Jan. 30.
The weather system is expected to bring the heaviest snow to Colorado. In New York, the Weather Service said it was expecting 3 to 7 inches of snow Sunday night into Monday morning.
Other parts of the country have experienced significant snowfall this winter. In Minnesota, the Twin Cities received 39 inches of snow last month, the most that region has ever had in February. The temperature is expected to reach only 2 in Minneapolis on Sunday. The region’s average low for that day is 19.
Montana, the Weather Service issued a warning over a dangerously low wind chill that could plummet as low as minus 40.
In Colorado Springs, 4 to 8 inches of snow were expected Saturday, with up to 3 feet forecast for the mountains. In some mountainous parts of the state, heavy snowfall caused dangerous driving conditions. Video posted to Twitter showed traffic at a standstill on Interstate 70 near Silver Plume, Colorado, in near-whiteout conditions.
This article originally appeared in The New York Times.