Massachusetts Weather Forecast: Near-Record Cold Could Freeze Valentine's Plans

BOSTON, MA - Scrap the flowers, chocolates, movie tickets, and restaurant reservations. Get your Valentine a North Face jacket and call it a day.

Arctic air is heading toward Massachusetts, dropping temperatures to near-record lows and turning the Hub into an icebox for Valentine’s Day weekend.

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The deep freeze starts Saturday, with an early snow shower possible and temperatures in the teens. Wind chills late Saturday night could reach as low as -20 in some areas.

Sunday morning’s temperatures could get as low as -1 in Boston and -7 in Worcester, just a few ticks off all-time lows. Factor in the wind chill and it will feel closer to -21 in Boston and -26 in Worcester. The Cape will see wind chill lows from about -10 to -15.

Boston temperatures have only dipped below zero nine times this century, according to The Weather Channel. Three of those came last winter.

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