New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- Meteorologists have predicted a "brutally cold weekend" for the United States and Canada as the Arctic blast, driven by a weakened polar vortex, is expected to bring the coldest air of the winter season on Saturday and Sunday, February 7-8.

"This weekend could feature the coldest air of the whole winter in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic," said Washington Post meteorologist Ben Noll.

A forecast of NOAA's Weather Prediction Centre also noted that the "significant Arctic outbreak will bring frigid temperatures and dangerously cold wind chills this weekend (Feb. 7-8)."

According to experts, the cold front is expected to begin moving into the US from Canada starting February 6, intensifying on February 7.

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