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.

Snow has scooted off the Cape Cod and the Islands early this morning, after leaving a coating to 1” in spots. It comes from the same weather system that clobbered the Gulf Coast from Texas to Florida with almost a foot of snow in some spots!

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

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

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.

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.

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

Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletter to get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists.Winter Storm Demi could create hazardous travel conditions across the mid-Atlantic and Northeast through Sunday night as it delivers a quick round of snow to some of the country's largest cities,

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.

Expect another bout of cold weather this week and a potential storm on the weekend, according to National Weather Service.

After a week of biting cold temperatures and strong winds, this weekend will bring a light covering of snow across New England, including New Hampshire. This weekend's snowfall will be calm, bringing showers with little to no accumulation across the state on both Thursday night and Saturday into Sunday.