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A blast of Arctic air is set to sweep across the country just as family and friends take to the roads and skies to gather for Thanksgiving. Parts of the Rockies and Plains are already feeling the chill, but the temperature drop pushes south and east midweek.

While this cold blast is not the most dramatic of the season, it will be a big change from the short sleeve or sweater weather millions across the US have enjoyed heading into the holiday week. Temperatures will run 10 to 25 degrees below average for much of the central and eastern US by Thursday. Highs in the 20s and 30s are expected across the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes on Thanksgiving, and even some Southern cities will wake up to a frost or freeze by Friday morning.

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