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The Dreaded Polar Vortex May Arrive Sooner Than Predicted & Here's Where It'll Hit First

It's coming! 🥶
The Polar Vortex May Arrive Sooner Than Predicted & Here's Where It'll Hit First
Marc Bruxelle | Dreamstime
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If you've been basking in this uncharacteristically warm Canadian winter, a big old polar vortex might soon cramp your style. 

Environment Canada Senior Climatologist Dave Phillips spoke to CTV News about the pending cold snap and mentioned that it could arrive as early as the week of January 18, even though it was predicted to arrive in the final week of the month. 

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-20 C Lows for Manitoba and everywhere east of it next week. 

Phillips said that eastern Canada is likely to be hit first. 

Next, the following week, B.C., Alberta, and Saskatchewan could see overnight temperatures as low as -30 C. 

According to Radio Canada International, this winter was supposed to be brutal. 

Canadians have somehow escaped the curse and we've received even less snow than places like Texas.

While the mild winter thus far has been an absolute blessing, this freezing weather system has been on our radars and might just grace the east next week. 

Stay warm, folks! 

This article's cover photo is for illustrative purposes only. 

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    Britanny Burr was a Staff Writer at Narcity Canada, who drove growth within Narcity's Western coverage and readership. Having lived between her hometown, Canmore, Alberta and Calgary, Montreal, Vancouver, and NYC over the past 10 years, she is obsessed with finding the best local hot spots. She holds a B.A. in English and has over six years of professional writing experience as Head Writer and Editor for YUL.Buzz in Montreal, and Creative Copywriter at JAKT in NYC. News by day, poetry by night — the written word is Britanny's nearest and dearest.

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