Boston and the rest of New England have been dealing with well below-average temperatures, in some cases falling 20 degrees, as an expansive mass of Arctic air spreads across the eastern half of the United States. This cold surge is making our region this week feel colder than Anchorage, Alaska, which is topping out at 36 degrees.

The coldest temperature ever recorded was Feb. 9, 1934, when it fell to 17 degrees below zero, according to National Weather Service records, which go back to 1904. More: How much snow did Rhode Island get? See snowfall totals for Providence, Newport, Warwick

Brace yourselves. What's likely to be the coldest weather of the season will roll into Southern New England early next week.

The heaviest snow will fall in the higher terrain of New England and the Appalachians. Some 5-10 inches of snow is possible in those areas. The bigger cities along Interstate 95 are more likely to see 2-6 inches with heavier totals to the north and west of downtown in each of the cities from DC to Boston.

A coastal storm system approaching New England Sunday afternoon is forecast to drop 3 to 6 inches of snow across the Boston area through early Monday, with higher accumulations of around 4 to 8 inches expected the farther inland you go. A few isolated areas, especially from Springfield to the Berkshires, could see nearly a foot stack up.

A storm bringing snow Sunday will be followed by an arctic outbreak dropping temperatures into the 'single digits.'

While a weekend winter storm still remains uncertain, forecasters believe a cold air mass could bring temperatures down to between 10 and 15 degrees early next week.

Snow showers moved across the northeast on Saturday, coating New England areas in winter white and causing slippery conditions on the streets. The snow is still falling, but here’s a look at snow totals across New England as they come into the National Weather Service.

More than four million people across Northern Ireland and parts of Scotland have received emergency alerts on their phones in the “largest real life use of the tool to date”, as a damaging storm with winds of up to 100mph bears down on the UK.

Storm forecasters say "a strong event cannot be ruled out" in the UK - with an explosive cyclogenesis caused by a major drop in air pressure bringing the "risk of a few tornados".

Widespread disruption is expected to travel and public services as the UK braces for winds of up to 100mph with the arrival of Storm Eowyn