Midwest, Northeast Brace for Another Polar Vortex

Those in the Midwest and Northeast sections of the country are bracing for another Polar Vortex. Colder air has already erased the mild spell across the Midwest, and Sunday should prove to be one of the warmest days of this week, according to AccuWeather.

Waves of even colder air will pour down from the depths of the Arctic to the northern Rockies, Midwest and Northeast as this week progresses and the polar vortex plunges southward, according to the service. Each cold blast will dip into the southern Plains and South, leading to some cooling. However, the core of the polar vortex will have a firm grip on the northern tier of the U.S.

"The polar vortex is essentially a mass of very cold air that usually hangs out above the Arctic Circle and is contained by strong winds," stated AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski.

The Upper Midwest, Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Valley will endure several days in the teens and single digits. Overnight lows well below zero, even approaching 30 below zero near the Canadian border, will dominate the Upper Midwest. Temperatures will even be held below zero during the daylight hours on one or more days in Winnipeg, Canada, Fargo, N.D., and St. Cloud, Minn.

Stocks that could be benefit from the Polar Vortex, included: Generac Holdings Inc. (GNRC), Douglas Dynamics, Inc. (PLOW), Home Depot (NYSE: HD), Lowe's (NYSE: LOW). Negatively impacted could be retail (NYSE: RTH) and consumer discretionary (NYSE: XLY).

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