( CNN ) -- Bitter cold weather was sweeping across the nation Thursday , putting the Midwest in a deep freeze . A thermometer registers minus 20 degrees Thursday in Hudson , Wisconsin . It was brutal in Ames , Iowa , on Wednesday . `` Last night , the temperature was still above zero ( 3 degrees Fahrenheit ) , but the wind chill ( minus 14 degrees ) was cold enough to make your skin burn , '' iReporter Kevin Cavallin said . `` When it gets this cold , your hands are just in pain when doing something as simple as carrying bags of groceries from the car to the apartment . '' iReport.com : What 's the weather like near you ? Send photos , video . In Minneapolis , Minnesota , it felt like 40 below because of the wind chill , CNN meteorologist Rob Marciano said . It was 48 below in Fargo , North Dakota , where unprotected fingers could suffer frostbite in 60 seconds . Watch the freeze in Iowa » . The freezing temperatures are likely to remain in the East through the weekend , according to the National Weather Service . There were low teens Thursday along much of the Interstate 95 corridor , which hugs the Atlantic from Maine to Florida . It was 17 in New York , which had a moderate snowfall Thursday that delayed flights a few hours on the ground at LaGuardia Airport . `` If you live east of the Mississippi River , the temperature at mid-morning may be the best you 'll get , '' Marciano added . Temperatures dipped to 19 degrees below zero in Michigan and 10 below in Chicago , Illlinois . Snow caused more traffic nightmares in the Midwest . Snow also was falling in Trenton , New Jersey ; New Haven , Connecticut ; and other Northeast cities . Meanwhile , an icy cold front was pushing into the Southeast , with a cold high-pressure center expected to remain over the area through Saturday , the National Weather Service said . Another cold front is to move in late Sunday . The sun came out in Georgia , but forecasters said the weather would deteriorate by evening . Much of Georgia , including Atlanta , will be under a wind chill advisory from 7 p.m. Thursday to 7 a.m. Friday . Thursday 's high in the state could reach 59 , but the thermometer could reach as low as 14 at night , the weather service said . Forecasters said overnight temperatures will be accompanied by bitterly cold wind chills , possibly setting a record .
NEW : It felt like 40 below in Minneapolis , Minnesota , because of wind chill . Comment: It was 10 below in Chicago -- without the wind chill . Icy cold front is pushing into the Southeast and could last through Saturday . iReport.com : Cold near you ? Share your photos , video , stories .