A winter storm that is expected to begin in Texas next week could end up bringing snow and ice to parts of Florida.

As snow begins to cover the Texas Panhandle amid the polar vortex, here's what the state can expect as weather conditions begin to shift.

According to the National Weather Service, a polar vortex will impact most of the country this weekend, here is what you need to know.

The most unusually cold air in the Northern Hemisphere will be over the United States early next week, bringing dangerously frigid conditions.

A blast of Arctic air is set to cover much of the United States with temperatures below freezing starting on Friday and into next week, impacting millions of Americans in nearly all of the contiguous states.

DALLAS (AP) — An area stretching from Texas to Tennessee braced Wednesday for the possible arrival of freezing rain and snow even as some other parts of the U.S. hit by the plunging polar vortex ...

Some areas of the U.S. may see temperatures as low as -20 or -30 degrees early next week as arctic air from Siberia rolls in.

Another blast of winter weather is expected in parts of the U.S. in the coming days, including bone-chilling wind in the Northern Plains and unusual snow and ice in the Gulf Coast area.

State Climatologist Jay Grymes said there could be lows of 20 degrees across the state between Monday and Wednesday and the National Weather Service (NWS) has said Baton Rouge could see its first snowfall in seven years. Newsweek has contacted the Louisiana Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness for comment.

A winter storm that is expected to begin in Texas next week could end up bringing snow and ice to parts of Florida, but the forecast is far from a lock.

A lobe of the polar vortex will arrive in the United States this weekend, bringing the lowest temperatures in years and snow and ice to the East and Deep South.