Next blast of arctic air will bring more blistering cold temperatures

(CNN) — Bone-chilling winds will persist Friday across the United States as temperatures continue to plunge into a sub-freezing stretch, bringing some of the coldest air this season.

The same storm that walloped Oregon on Wednesday is moving east toward the Great Lakes region and will likely reach New England by Saturday.

Here’s what you can expect:

  • Nearly 80% of the country will see below-freezing temperatures in the next week
  • With the wind chill, temperatures could reach 35 below zero in some northeastern states Friday
  • Close to 99 million are under a Winter Weather Advisory

A strong storm system moving out of the Pacific across the Sierra Nevada range of California will bring heavy rains, snow and wind Friday.

Up to 8 inches of snow could fall from Wyoming through Wisconsin and northern Illinois Friday into Saturday, the National Weather Service said.

Portions of Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota are expected get the coldest air the region has seen in two years.

New York, Washington DC and Boston will be waking up Saturday to extremely cold temperatures, with the wind chill ranging from minus 10 to minus 35 in some locations from Pennsylvania up into Maine.

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