Dangerous Cold

Tonight will be the coldest night in a few years and temps drop close to 0 in Boston and BELOW 0 in most other locations. And, strong wind gusts will last into Thursday morning leading to dangerous wind chill values. Thursday will be sunny but very cold and the wind will slowly diminish in the afternoon. On Friday an area of low pressure will come in from the west leading to snow in the morning along with gusty winds.


Alerts:

A Wind Chill Advisory is in effect for the Boston area until 11 AM Thursday


A Wind Chill Warning is in effect for northern and western New England. Wind chills could be as low as 55 BELOW!


A High Wind Watch is in effect for the Cape and Islands for Friday.

Boston forecast:


Tonight : Clear and bitterly cold. Lows near 0 in Boston, 2 BELOW in JP and 8 BELOW in the suburbs. NW wind of 15-25 MPH with gusts to 35 MPH. Wind chill values as low as 30 BELOW late.


Thursday: Mostly sunny and breezy. High 18. NW wind of 15-25 MPH with gusts to 35 MPH in the morning, diminishing to 10-20 late. Wind chill values as low as 30 BELOW before 11 AM.


Thursday night: Increasing clouds with temps holding in the teens.


Friday: Snow showers likely in the morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon. Windy with highs in the low 30's. SW wind of 20-30 MPH with gusts to 50 MPH. A coating- 1 inch of snow is possible.


Saturday: Mostly sunny with highs in the upper 20's.


Sunday: Sunny with highs around 30.