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Huge temperature contrasts bring extremes of weather across the US
22nd October 2020 Last updated at 12:14
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This week has brought both wildfires and snowfall to the US - and there could be further record-breaking weather on the way.
BBC Weather's Matt Taylor takes a look at the forecast and what's driving the extremes of weather and temperature.
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