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Baltimore, Maryland – A stubborn Arctic air mass is settling over Maryland and Delaware, setting up a prolonged stretch of bitter cold that could persist well into February. Temperatures are expected to plunge this weekend, with overnight lows dropping sharply across the region and daytime highs struggling to recover, increasing the risk for icy roads and prolonged freezing conditions.
According to the National Weather Service and NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, outlooks from late January through mid-February favor much below normal temperatures across the Mid-Atlantic. This same Arctic pattern is driving subzero air deep into the Midwest and Northeast while pushing unseasonably cold conditions into parts of the Southeast, reinforcing a long-duration cold setup for Maryland and Delaware…