Historic snowstorm could hit the United States this weekend

In the United States, the weather forecast for the weekend is chilling. This is particularly the case in the northeast of the country, which is expected to be hit over the next three days by a storm that will bring negative temperatures and potential snowfall. A historic climatic episode at the beginning of May.

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While spring has started for more than a month, winter cold will hit a whole northern section of the east coast. Nearly 75 million Americans are expected to experience negative temperatures over the next few days, according to NBC News. As is often the case in the United States, this is the region of the Great Lakes where temperatures will be more than 15 degrees below seasonal norms, as the Washington Post explains. During the polar cold wave in January 2019, the region was particularly affected.

Many climate "records" are expected to be broken this weekend, according to NBC News. Heavy rain or even snowfall is expected in many cities in the states of New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont. Strong gusts of wind are also expected.