The National Weather Service is warning of frigid temperatures early this week, with wind chills below zero in the Canton region.

Along with the arctic cold's arrival Monday morning, snow showers are expected Sunday afternoon through the evening.

An "extended stretch" of bitterly cold temperatures is expected Monday through Wednesday next week, according to a hazardous weather outlook.

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The difference between an extreme cold watch and an extreme cold warning is similar to the difference between a tornado watch and a tornado warning. An extreme cold watch means dangerously cold conditions could be on the way, while an extreme cold warning means the conditions are present.

During this advisory, snow accumulations between three and six inches are possible. In Cuyahoga County, the greatest accumulations will be across the eastern half of the county.

The wind chill in Columbus dropped as low as -5 degrees overnight, and as of 6 a.m. the air temperature was 5 degrees with a -3 degree wind chill

Are you ready for the extremely cold temperatures across Northeast Ohio by the end of the weekend? The time to prepare is now, while the temperatures are relatively warm before plummeting.

Northeast Ohio's forecast for this weekend calls for highs in the upper 30s on Saturday, but lows Sunday night will be in the single digits.

The National Weather Service’s forecast for tomorrow calls for highs to top out in the low 20s with moderate breezes and mostly cloudy skies. Overnight lows will drop to around 10 degrees with wind chill values of zero to -10 possible. Thursday will be windy with scattered snow showers and highs around 30.

A chance of snow before 1am, then a slight chance of snow showers between 1am and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

A polar vortex is slated to sweep most of the continental US bringing winter storm warnings and a hazardous freeze to millions.