Ready For Minus-10 Degrees? MA Bracing For Bone-Chilling Weather Next 24 Hours

It's not often we yearn for 2020, but just two years ago Jan. 11 was the first of back-to-back 70-degree days.

Now we're bracing for a bone-chilling arctic blast that will bring dangerous, potentially record-breaking cold to Massachusetts early this week.

Wind chills for Monday will seem balmy compared with what's to come. It's going to feel like 15 degrees for much of the day until late at night, when temperatures start plummeting.

Tuesday morning wind chills are going to be minus-8 degrees in Boston and as low as minus-20 in the western part of the state. The Cape & Islands are the only parts of Massachusetts that could feel above 0 degrees — and just barely at that.

It's the kind of cold that could result in frostbite for someone exposed to it for as little as 30 minutes.

"An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures and breezy winds to the region on Tuesday," the National Weather Service said.

A wind chill advisory will be in effect for high terrain in Central and Western Massachusetts.

Temperatures will mellow out by mid-week, but snow is possible Thursday night and another system is looming this weekend.

Forecast via NWS

BOSTON

Today — Increasing clouds, with a high near 27. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Tonight — Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as zero. West wind 8 to 10 mph.

Tuesday — Sunny, with a high near 12. Wind chill values as low as -8. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph.

Tuesday Night — Mostly clear, with a low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -2. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.

Wednesday — Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Southwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Wednesday Night — Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Thursday — Partly sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 3 to 5 mph.

Thursday Night — A chance of snow between 9pm and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

WORCESTER

Today — Increasing clouds, with a high near 25. West wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight — Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -5. West wind 7 to 10 mph.

Tuesday — Sunny, with a high near 11. Wind chill values as low as -10. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night — Mostly clear, with a low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -5. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Wednesday — Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Southwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Wednesday Night — Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

Thursday — Partly sunny, with a high near 37. West wind 3 to 6 mph.

Thursday Night — Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. North wind 3 to 6 mph.