An Arctic air mass kept its grip on much of the central and eastern U.S. on Friday, plunging temperatures to record lows as snow blanketed central Colorado and the Pacific Northwest braced for an atmospheric river.

Saturday will begin with unseasonably warm temperatures into the low to mid 50s before temperatures drop, according to the NWS forecast for Connecticut.

Spring-like weather will settle across the Kansas City area, a week after an arctic blast brought record-breaking cold temperatures to metro. The National Weather Service said to expect temperatures in the 50s and 60s this week in the metro. National Weather Service in Kansas City