Major cold wave brings winter back to Great Lakes and East.

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While it is going to get cold and possibly snowy especially north of the Mason-Dixon, neither Accuweather nor the Weather Channel are predicting anything anywhere near 0 degrees F even as lows:

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The NWS is forecasting lows in the single digits at Lake Placid.  That some areas could be below zero is well within the realm of possibilities.

Accuweather and TWC are moderating the forecast after the fact because it is an extreme event.  Time will tell.  I have a feeling it wont be nearly 20°F warmer than the models predict like TWC thinks.

Being media companies, one would expect them to exaggerate this event, not tone it down. 

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It isn't going to get warm in earnest until near the end of the month:

Northeastern US: Cold to dominate over spring warmth until late April