There’s a chance of snow this weekend before temperatures are expected to drop to the single digits next week due to a blast of arctic air.

A blast of Arctic air is set to cover much of the United States with temperatures below freezing starting on Friday and into next week, impacting millions of Americans in nearly all of the contiguous states.

According to the National Weather Service, a polar vortex will impact most of the country this weekend, here is what you need to know.

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.