Scenes From Across an America Bracing Itself Against Brutal Winter Cold

For many Americans, the recent winter weather has been relentless.

The brutal cold — with temperatures plunging far below normal for January and bringing potentially dangerous conditions when combined with wind — will continue to plague much of the United States over the next week.

In addition to the bitter blast, parts of the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast continue to dig out from the weekend snowfall which brought some of the largest accumulations of the season, including 16 inches in parts of West Virginia.

And starting on Monday night, a rare winter storm will threaten the Gulf Coast states and the Southeast with up to 10 inches of accumulation possible in areas not accustomed to snowfall.

But the bleak forecast didn’t stop many Americans from leaving their homes over the holiday weekend. Here are scenes from across a country bracing itself against the cold.

A person took photos on Oak Street Beach along the shore of Lake Michigan before sunrise. Cold weather advisories were issued in the Great Lakes region, with high temperatures forecast in the single digits in some locations on Monday.

Winter weather contributed to a pileup of several vehicles in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Monday

People walking alongside security fencing outside the White House as snow blasted Washington, D.C., on Sunday.

Donna Miconi clearing snow from her S.U.V. in Attleboro, Mass.

Winter storm updates greeted drivers in Houston on Monday. Several inches of snow and possibly ice were forecast in Southeast Texas.

Kristina Foss and her daughter Kayleigh plowed through snow at the bottom of a hill in Auburn, Me, where snowfall is a more common occurrence.

An ice fisherman walking on a frozen Lake Champlain near Alburgh, Vt.

Heavy snow in York, Pa., on Sunday.

Workers clearing snow on Sunday during an N.F.L. playoff game between the Eagles and the Los Angeles Rams in Philadelphia. (The Eagles won, 28-22.)

Pedestrians pushed through the winter snow in Washington, D.C., on Sunday.