Published on: January 30, 2007 at 7:00 PM

This is only a short sample about how the arctic cold is affecting so much of the USA

CHICAGO
Blustery, colder tonight, gusts to 30 mph.
Overnight low 2 to 6 above zero
Wind chill as low as 15 below
High Wednesday 22

NEARBY SOUTH LAKE MICHIGAN
Freezing Spray Advisory
NW winds gusting to 35 mph tonight
Waves 8 to 12 feet tonigbht diminishing to 6 to 9 feet Wednesday

NE MINNESOTA
Temperatures as low as 27 below zero by Friday night as a fresh supply of bitter cold air heads south. This includes 24 below at International Falls

ATLANTA
A mix of rain, freezing rain and sleet after midnight Wednesday night into Thursday morning

NASHVILLE
Low tonight 13 to 15
Light snow starting after midnight Wednesday night with accumulation around one inch.
Thursday…a mix of light snow and sleet again with additional accumulation possible

OKLAHOMA CITY
1 to 2 inches of snow accumulating Wednesday night

DENVER
1 to 3 inches of new snow Wednesday with a high near 20
2 inches additional accumulation Wednesday night
Low near 5 above
Good chance of snow again Thursday night
High Friday 9 above zero with a low of 5 below zero
1/2 foot of snow still on the ground from previous storms
Today was the 40th consecutive day with a snow cover in Denver, dating back to December 21
Denver is only two inches short of getting their entire normal annual snowfall