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MA Weather: Sub-Zero Wind Chills, Bitter Cold This Weekend
With temperatures in the single digits and wind chills below zero, the long weekend starts out very cold.
The bitter cold of winter is making a resurgence this weekend, with wind chills plummeting below zero and temperatures remaining below freezing util Sunday.
The freeze has already started across Massachusetts, where afternoon highs are in the low-to-mid 20s. It's a stark difference from what has been a mild winter — including the warmest January on record.
The temperature Friday night is expected to drop well into the single digits. That, along with a steady wind, will make it feel something like negative four degrees overnight and into Saturday morning.
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Things begin to warm up Sunday afternoon, with highs of around 40 to round out the long weekend.
The threat of another winter storm is lurking on the other side Presidents' Day.
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Boston-area forecast via NWS
Today - Sunny, with a high near 23. Northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tonight - Clear, with a low around 2. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Saturday - Sunny, with a high near 28. Wind chill values as low as -3. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night - Increasing clouds, with a low around 22. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Sunday - Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Sunday Night - Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Light southwest wind.
Washington's Birthday - Sunny, with a high near 39. West wind around 6 mph.
Monday Night - Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Light and variable wind.
Tuesday - A chance of snow before 10am, then a chance of rain and snow between 10am and 11am, then rain likely after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night - A chance of rain before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday - Partly sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 7 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night - Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Thursday - Sunny, with a high near 29. Northwest wind around 8 mph.
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