Hazardous Weather Outlook Issued For Hartford/Tolland County: NWS

HARTFORD/TOLLAND/WINDHAM COUNTY, CT — The National Weather Service has issued a wind chill watch which is in effect from late Thursday night through Saturday afternoon.

"Dangerously cold wind chills possible. Wind chills as low as 30 below zero," the weather service wrote on Wednesday...The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

"...In addition to the dangerously low wind chills, strong northwest winds may cause power outages Friday afternoon and evening."

Here are the extended forecast details:

This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 33. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Light south wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. South wind 10 to 16 mph becoming west after midnight.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 22. Blustery, with a northwest wind 21 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -5. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 16. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. South wind 9 to 14 mph.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.