By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 08:48 EST, 12 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:31 EST, 12 November 2013 . A biting arctic blast rattled from the Midwest to the Northeast this morning, sending temperatures plummeting and blanketing some areas with snow and sleet. Parts of New York, Chicago and New England, among others, are seeing the first snows of the season while nearly a third of the country can expect temperatures 10 to 20 degrees below normal for this time of the year, meteorologists warned. Temperatures in the Great Plains and Upper Midwest dropped as low as single digits on Tuesday morning, while Texas and mid-Atlantic states saw temperatures in the 20s, NBC reported. Snow! Madison Molineaux, 3, creates a snow angel by her home in St. Joseph, Michigan after a snow storm . Heavy snowfall: Haley Rich, 14, front, Noah Brooks, 12, center, and Nolan Rich, 12, take advantage of a school snow day on Tuesday in St. Joseph, Michigan after inches of snow fell on the area . Struggle: Work continues at a construction site during a snow squall in Wrightstown, New Jersey . Shelter: People walk through the first snowfall of winter in Brooklyn, New York on Tuesday morning . In Chicago on Monday, the National . Weather service recorded 0.4 inches of snow - the first of the season . and a week ahead of schedule - and today, the temperature is expected to reach 24 degrees, which is 11 below normal for the date. And the Weather Service reported that even the Southeast can expect surprisingly low temperatures in the teens. 'If you haven't gotten your winter coat out down here it’s time to do so,' Tom Niziol, a winter weather expert at the Weather Channel, told southerners. As rain and clouds turn to snow, areas of the Great Lakes, the Ohio Valley, upstate New York and New England could see a dusting of snow this morning, according to the Weather Channel. There could also be a little across New Jersey and New York City, which could make the morning commute more difficult, forecasters warned. Low temperatures: Nearly a third of the country is experiencing temperatures between 10 and 20 degrees lower than normal for this time of year. This map shows the temperatures this morning . Cold front: A NOAA satellite image shows a cold front with rain and snow showers moving across the Northeast, and the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys early on Tuesday morning . In these areas, the snow could settle on grass but is not expected to accumulate on roads. But they said it would not be enough for a . 'snow day' for kids and that there would not be a Great Lake snowstorm, . as sometimes occurs this time of year. In Massachusetts, snow is expected to fall but won't be around for long. 'No need to break out the shovels this early,' meteorologists reported on Boston.com. In upstate New York and Chicago where the snow has hit harder, commuters were warned their visibility could be reduced. Covered: Leaves and freshly fallen snow coat a car in St. Joseph, Michigan on Tuesday morning . Winter climes: A sparrow is perched in a lilac bush in St. Albans, West Virginia after snow fell overnight . Hard hit: Three inches of snow and gray skies hit the area of Lake Michigan in New Buffalo, Michigan over night. A cold front is forcing icy temperatures across the U.S., bringing the first snows to the east . Forecasters also warned that the snow . that fell yesterday across Illinois will likely turn to slush today, . making roads wet and potentially slippery. The . icy cold front moved swiftly across the U.S. thanks to a jet stream at . 30,000 feet, where strong winds are moving at 150 knots. It will push . arctic air eastward throughout today and tomorrow. Boston.com . reported that the speed of the wind means it will not last and that . residents can expect milder temperatures by the end of the week and . weekend. No threat: As in New Buffalo, Michigan (pictured), the snow is expected just to be a light dusting . Spreading: Images shared on Twitter this morning show the first snows at Western, left, and on the UWM campus in Milwaukee, Wisconsin . White blanket: A layer of snow on gardens in Westminster, Massachusetts on Tuesday morning . Forecast: By Wednesday, high pressure will provide dry and quiet conditions for most of the country and by the weekend, temperatures are expected to become milder again .
Nearly a third of the country is suffering temperatures 10 to 20 degrees below normal for this time of year .
Parts of New York, Chicago, New England, the Great Lakes and the Ohio Valley can expect snow - although in some areas it will just be a dusting .
Snow is not expected to accumulate in most areas and milder temperatures will return towards the end of the week .
By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 08:48 EST, 12 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:31 EST, 12 November 2013 . A biting arctic blast rattled from the Midwest to the Northeast this morning, sending temperatures plummeting and blanketing some areas with snow and sleet. Parts of New York, Chicago and New England, among others, are seeing the first snows of the season while nearly a third of the country can expect temperatures 10 to 20 degrees below normal for this time of the year, meteorologists warned. Temperatures in the Great Plains and Upper Midwest dropped as low as single digits on Tuesday morning, while Texas and mid-Atlantic states saw temperatures in the 20s, NBC reported. Snow! Madison Molineaux, 3, creates a snow angel by her home in St. Joseph, Michigan after a snow storm . Heavy snowfall: Haley Rich, 14, front, Noah Brooks, 12, center, and Nolan Rich, 12, take advantage of a school snow day on Tuesday in St. Joseph, Michigan after inches of snow fell on the area . Struggle: Work continues at a construction site during a snow squall in Wrightstown, New Jersey . Shelter: People walk through the first snowfall of winter in Brooklyn, New York on Tuesday morning . In Chicago on Monday, the National . Weather service recorded 0.4 inches of snow - the first of the season . and a week ahead of schedule - and today, the temperature is expected to reach 24 degrees, which is 11 below normal for the date. And the Weather Service reported that even the Southeast can expect surprisingly low temperatures in the teens. 'If you haven't gotten your winter coat out down here it’s time to do so,' Tom Niziol, a winter weather expert at the Weather Channel, told southerners. As rain and clouds turn to snow, areas of the Great Lakes, the Ohio Valley, upstate New York and New England could see a dusting of snow this morning, according to the Weather Channel. There could also be a little across New Jersey and New York City, which could make the morning commute more difficult, forecasters warned. Low temperatures: Nearly a third of the country is experiencing temperatures between 10 and 20 degrees lower than normal for this time of year. This map shows the temperatures this morning . Cold front: A NOAA satellite image shows a cold front with rain and snow showers moving across the Northeast, and the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys early on Tuesday morning . In these areas, the snow could settle on grass but is not expected to accumulate on roads. But they said it would not be enough for a . 'snow day' for kids and that there would not be a Great Lake snowstorm, . as sometimes occurs this time of year. In Massachusetts, snow is expected to fall but won't be around for long. 'No need to break out the shovels this early,' meteorologists reported on Boston.com. In upstate New York and Chicago where the snow has hit harder, commuters were warned their visibility could be reduced. Covered: Leaves and freshly fallen snow coat a car in St. Joseph, Michigan on Tuesday morning . Winter climes: A sparrow is perched in a lilac bush in St. Albans, West Virginia after snow fell overnight . Hard hit: Three inches of snow and gray skies hit the area of Lake Michigan in New Buffalo, Michigan over night. A cold front is forcing icy temperatures across the U.S., bringing the first snows to the east . Forecasters also warned that the snow . that fell yesterday across Illinois will likely turn to slush today, . making roads wet and potentially slippery. The . icy cold front moved swiftly across the U.S. thanks to a jet stream at . 30,000 feet, where strong winds are moving at 150 knots. It will push . arctic air eastward throughout today and tomorrow. Boston.com . reported that the speed of the wind means it will not last and that . residents can expect milder temperatures by the end of the week and . weekend. No threat: As in New Buffalo, Michigan (pictured), the snow is expected just to be a light dusting . Spreading: Images shared on Twitter this morning show the first snows at Western, left, and on the UWM campus in Milwaukee, Wisconsin . White blanket: A layer of snow on gardens in Westminster, Massachusetts on Tuesday morning . Forecast: By Wednesday, high pressure will provide dry and quiet conditions for most of the country and by the weekend, temperatures are expected to become milder again .
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