Based on the mixing and a ITCZ absent water vapor to mix and carry more heated water vapor; I expect a warming of the air over the USA.

The east coast should be experiencing some thawing temperatures by now with exception being the New England states.

There is a lot of mixing of warmer air and the arctic air so that in the next day or two the temperatures should be better than they are now.

January 26, 2016
0030.02z
UNISYS Water Vapor Satellite of north and west hemisphere (click here for 12 hour loop - thank you)

The west coast as a vortex affiliated with an Arctic Oscillation. It is not moving any time soon. That vortex is mixing warm air with arctic air.

As there is a mixing system on the west coast, so is there one in the center of the country near Chicago.

January 25, 2016
7:36 pm Est
Wind Map (click here for animation)  

In the UNISYS satellite it is easy to see the water vapor at the ITCZ is being drawn off by a vortex in the Atlantic Ocean. The heated water vapor in the Atlantic Ocean has resulted in a hurricane like watch for the Azores.