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While frigid air is currently gripping eastern Europe, the coldest air in more than a year is on the way.

The fresh, brutal cold will invade eastern Europe from Siberia in a east to west fashion starting Tuesday.

“By later in the week, temperatures will plunge below zero (F, 18 below zero C) as far west as eastern Germany,” stated AccuWeather.com Agricultural and Expert Senior Meteorologist Dale Mohler.

Temperatures will likely remain subzero F for at least one or two days next week in Moscow, Russia, and Kiev, Ukraine.

Not since the first day of December 2010 have temperatures been held below zero in Moscow. Such a feat has not happened in Kiev since January 2006.

High temperatures next week could fail to climb out of the single digits in Warsaw, Poland, with overnight lows plummeting under 5 below zero (F, 20 below zero C). Temperatures in Warsaw have not been that cold since January 2010.

The coldest temperatures since January 2010 are also headed to Bucharest, Romania, site of the recent fierce blizzard.

The impending brutal cold will not only endanger those who do not significantly bundle up before heading outdoors, but also could have agricultural implications.

“[The cold] could cause problems for the winter wheat crop in Poland, especially in the west where there is no snowcover” stated Mohler.

Snow acts as a blanket, according to Mohler, insulating the winter wheat from extreme cold.