National Weather Service graphic Bitterly cold wind chills were reported Thursday morning. (National Weather Service graphic) There is a 50 to 70 percent chance of rain, snow and ice on Tuesday, and 50 percent chance of rain, snow and ice on Wednesday. (National Weather Service graphic)
Temperatures were bitterly cold Thursday morning. It was 16 degrees at 9 a.m., with a wind chill of 3, according to the National Weather Service.
Today’s high will reach only 27 degrees, the weather service said.
An arctic airmass behind the strong cold front on Wednesday has started to build into the region and is currently over the northern portion of the state, according to the weather service.
Winds are adding to the cold feeling, with wind gusts up to 25 mph possible today, the weather service said.
Tonight, Christmas Eve, the low will be 13, according to the weather service. It will warm up a little on Friday. Lows could be in the teens on Christmas morning, gradually increasing to about 40, but it will not be as windy.
No snow or ice is in the forecast for Christmas. But snow and ice is in the forecast for Monday night through Wednesday.
Today, it will be sunny with a high near 27 and a northwest wind of 11 to 16 mph, gusting to 25 mph, the weather service said.
Tonight, Christmas Eve, if will be clear, with a low of 13 and a north northwest wind of 6 to 10 mph, gusting as high as 21 mph, according to the weather service.
Friday, Christmas Day, it will be sunny, with a high near 40 and a west northwest wind of 5 to 11 mph, becoming south southwest in the afternoon, the weather service said.
Friday night, it will be clear, with a low of 28 and a southwest wind of 5 to 8 mph, according to the weather service.
Saturday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 55 and a south wind of 5 to 8 mph, the weather service said.
Saturday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 36, according to the weather service.
Sunday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 49, the weather service said.
Sunday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 21, according to the weather service.
Monday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 34, the weather service said.
Monday night, there is a 30 percent chance of snow after midnight, with a low of 22, according to the weather service.
Tuesday, there is a 70 percent chance of rain and snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain and sleet, the weather service said. The high will be near 36.
Tuesday night, there is a 70 percent chance of rain and snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain, according to the weather service. The low will be around 27.
Wednesday, there is a 50 percent chance of rain and snow, with a high near 38, the weather service said.
