Meteorologist Devon Lucie shows you just how cold Thursday was and how cold Friday will be, then tracks rain moving in this weekend showing you when the rain arrives and which day it could impact parades,

Record-breaking cold and dangerously low wind chills are expected this week in much of the Central and Eastern United States.

An Arctic blast tied in part to the polar vortex is driving record frigid air south from the Northern Plains toward the Gulf Coast Wednesday in a cold snap that will last the entire week. Threat level: This event is setting daily record cold temperatures and is forecast to bring for the coldest temperatures on record for this late in the season.