WEATHER UPDATE: Wind Chill Advisory for Framingham

By Mike Bednarsky (Patch Staff)

Bundle up before you head out the door this morning.

The Weather Channel is predicting wind chills well below zero on Monday night and Tuesday morning.

A statewide Wind Chill Advisory, by the National Weather Service, went into effect yesterday.

The Weather Channel issued a similar warning with a start time last night and lasting until 10 a.m. on Tuesday.

Before delving into the hour-by-hour forecast from The Weather Channel here are some snow numbers to further memorialize this historic Boston winter:

• According to the research firm IHS, Massachusetts’ economic loss clocks in $265 million every time state roads are shut because of weather.
• Boston has spent $30 million on cleaning snowy roads since January 25.
• TIME magazine reported that 237,863 miles have been plowed by Boston snow-removal crews, as of February 11.

And here is the hour-by-hour forecast from The Weather Channel:

• Midnight -- Clear, 0 degrees, feels like -15 degrees
• 1 a.m. -- Clear, -1 degrees, feels like -16 degrees
• 2 a.m. -- Clear, -1 degrees, feels like -17 degrees
• 3 a.m. -- Clear, -2 degrees, feels like -18 degrees
• 4 a.m. -- Clear, -3 degrees, feels like -19 degrees
• 5 a.m. -- Clear, -3 degrees, feels like -18 degrees
• 6 a.m. -- Clear, -4 degrees, feels like -16 degrees
• 7 a.m. -- Sunny, -3 degrees, feels like -15 degrees
• 8 a.m. -- Sunny, 0 degrees, feels like -13 degrees
• 9 a.m. -- Sunny, 3 degrees, feels like -10 degrees
• 10 a.m. -- Sunny, 7 degrees, feels like -5 degrees
• 11 a.m. -- Mostly sunny, 10 degrees, feels like 0 degrees
• Noon -- Partly cloudy, 12 degrees, feels like 2 degrees

The National Weather Service said snow showers will roll into the area on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, but they should only bring a light accumulation.

Highs on Wednesday may reach the 30s, but the rest of the week is expected to see highs only in the 20s.

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