A snowstorm is spreading across the country this morning bringing with it a polar plunge in temperatures.

Some 2,000 flights were cancelled on Monday in advance of Tuesday’s winter storm Janus that is forecast to bury the Northeast in up to 12 inches.

The brunt of the storm is expected to slam the Washington, D.C. – Philadelphia – New York corridor with heavy snow and brutally cold temperatures.

Coastal areas are on high alert for blizzard conditions which will set in from Tuesday afternoon into the evening.

Conditions are not expected to be as brutal as the ‘polar vortex’ three weeks ago but most of the U.S. will still face a significant drop in temperature.

To the Southwest, California and adjoining regions can expect continued problems from the historic drought already plaguing the region.

The dry conditions statewide led Governor Jerry Brown to formally declare a drought on Friday in order to seek federal assistance.

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