A series of winter storms have large swaths of the U.S. in the grip of frigid weather, and warmer spring temperatures don’t seem to be on the way anytime soon.

A pedestrian walks their dog as snow falls for the first time in the new year at Duncan Park in Lexington, Kentucky on Jan. 6, 2022. (Silas Walker/Lexington Herald-Leader/TNS)
A USPS delivery truck travel through icy condition takes the Interstate 635 exit in High Five Interchange as Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, in Dallas. (Shafkat Anowar/The Dallas Morning News/TNS)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – JANUARY 17: A Tesla vehicle charges in a salt and ice covered parking lot on January 17, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Recent research findings show that below-freezing temperatures reduced driving range up to 70% on 18 popular EV models, including those from Tesla. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Renee Barnes, center, a first-year student from Lawrenceville, listens to music as Rebecca Thompson, right, first-year student from Athens, Georgia and Danielle Cofield, far-right, first-year student from College Park, Georgia, bundle up against the bitter cold on the Tech Walkway on the Georgia Tech campus on Tuesday morning, Jan. 16, 2024. Temperatures fell into the 20s and 30s as a cold front swept across the area on Tuesday morning. (John Spink/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)
Rachel, 13, tests the frozen waters of the stepped water feature at Bellevue Downtown Park Monday afternoon in Bellevue, Washington, on Jan. 15, 2024. Temperatures will rise on Wednesday bringing rain and an end to the freeze. (Kevin Clark/The Seattle Times/TNS)
Jose Gomez, left, and Pablo Peres, right, with Reeves Young spent most of Tuesday morning, Jan. 16, 2024, on the corner of 10th Street and Monroe Drive in Atlanta assisting on a surveying project in the bitter cold. Temperatures fell into the 20s and 30s as a cold front swept across the area on Tuesday morning. (John Spink/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)
A Republic Services solid waste collection truck navigates along a snowy Grand Boulevard amid light snow and frigid temperatures on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. (Tammy Ljungblad/The Kansas City Star/TNS)
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 16: Children and families take advantage of the snowfall to sled on the hill of the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 16, 2024 in Washington, DC. The biggest snowfall in more than two years blanketed the Washington Metropolitan area shutting down schools and halting flights across the region. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
Hayley Kimarue of Chicago, develops frost on her eye lashes from the frigid cold temps while walking along the lake front at Montrose Beach in Chicago, Illinois on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. (Antonio Perez/ Chicago Tribune)
A man walks across Republic Plaza as steam comes up from a building behind him during freezing temperatures in Denver, Colorado on Tuesday morning, Jan. 16, 2024. (RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post/TNS)
A worker from 1st Class Towing tows a Tesla vehicle from a charging station nearby in the Meijer parking lot at 9200 South Western Avenue in Evergreen Park, Illinois on Jan. 16, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK – JANUARY 15: Workers pose as they clear snow from bleacher seats before the game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium on January 15, 2024 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images)
Alison May feeds Stitch peppermint treats in the freezing morning air at SOUL Harbour Ranch Animal Therapy Program on Monday, Jan. 14, 2024, in Barrington, Illinois. The non-profit organization uses several types of animals including miniature horses, miniature pigs, rabbits, cats, and donkeys, for healing and creating a bond between animals and humans. All of the women working there this morning are volunteers who spent time feeding and cleaning the stalls. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – JANUARY 12: An American Airlines flight information board shows multiple canceled flights in Terminal 1 of O’Hare Airport on January 12, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Over 1,900 flights have been canceled nationwide due to a large winter storm bringing blizzard conditions. (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)
Chris Calep tries to jump start his Tesla with a gas-powered car as it sits dead at a Tesla charging station in the Meijer parking lot at 9200 South Western Avenue in Evergreen Park, Illinois on Jan. 16, 2024. Calep said his car has been sitting dead at the charging station since Saturday. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
A woman with a baby carriage walks through the Boston Common in Massachusetts as snow falls. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald)
A man exercises in the morning in a playground in New York city on January 16, 2024. (Photo by Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP) (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)