'Siberian Connection' Will Cause Frigid Wisconsin Winter: Report

MILWAUKEE, WI — Last winter, a polar vortex descended upon Wisconsin to produce record-cold temperatures, burst pipes, closed schools and shuttered city services.

And while AccuWeather Expert Long-Range Forecaster Paul Pastelok says that fall will remain relatively warm except for a "few cold spells across the Northeast during autumn, winter’s chill won’t arrive until at least the end of 2019."

He says winter will really get going after the New Year and we can expect a significant number of winter storms.

"The polar vortex is particularly strong this year, and that means that frigid air is likely to remain locked up over the polar region early in winter,” Pastelok said. Instead, cold air in Wisconsin will originate from a Siberian Connection, rather than straight from the North Pole. That Siberian Connection will determine how miserably cold Wisconsin gets in the new year.

At the same time, that cold air will result in more lake-effect snowfalls, he said.

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