A huge swath of the U.S. was blasted with ice, snow and wind on Monday as the polar vortex that dipped south over the weekend kept much of the country east of the Rockies in its frigid grip,

It's predicted that the temperature will drop to 25 degrees Fahrenheit, but the wind chill will make it feel like 8 degrees Fahrenheit. Extreme conditions in many states According to the "Washington Post,

Illinois, Montana and Wyoming. According to the NWS, the Arctic polar vortex is a powerful band of west-to-east winds that develops in the stratosphere, about 10 to 30 miles above the North Pole ...

The polar vortex of ultra-cold air usually spins around ... Virginia, West Virginia, Illinois and Missouri, according to electric utility tracking website PowerOutage.us. In Virginia’s capital ...

Parts of upstate New York saw 3 feet or more of snow from a lake effect event expected to last until late Sunday afternoon.

Much of the U.S. is being blasted by ice, snow and wind, as the polar vortex that dipped south over the weekend is keeping an area stretching from the Rocky

Polar Vortex Keeps Much of the US in Its Icy Grip ... Virginia, West Virginia, Illinois and Missouri, according to electric utility tracking website PowerOutage.us. In Virginia’s capital city ...

A new blast of Arctic air sweeping from north to south will bring bone-chilling temperatures to millions of Americans this weekend and next week.

The polar vortex will extend into the metro St. Louis area Saturday bringing several days of temperatures plunging to single digits and wind chills below zero.

The polar vortex is expected to reach the Utah-Idaho border sometime in the late afternoon and evening Friday as it continues to move south. As it moves through parts of the state, it will produce small snow showers, bringing more snow to the region before drier conditions return.

People living "basically anywhere from the Rockies eastward" will see extremely cold temperatures over the next several days, a meteorologist says. That includes Kansas City, which is set to host a Chiefs playoffs game this weekend.