Hour-by-Hour Forecast as Wind Chill Values Plummet to -20

By Jason Claffey (Patch Staff)

A dangerous cold snap will hit the region early Friday morning, pushing wind chill values down to as low as 20 degrees below zero.

The National Weather Service issued a wind chill advisory for eastern Massachusetts and most of Rhode Island on Friday from 3 a.m. to 10 a.m. In weather that cold, frostbite on bare skin can set in after 30 minutes of exposure.

Here’s the hour-by-hour forecast from The Weather Channel:

Thursday

• 12 p.m. Feels like 13 degrees
• 1 p.m. 13
• 2 p.m. 11
• 3 p.m. 8
• 4 p.m. 7
• 5 p.m. 4
• 6 p.m. 0
• 7 p.m. -4
• 8 p.m. -7
• 9 p.m. -9
• 10 p.m. -11
• 11 p.m. -12

Friday

• 12 a.m. -14
• 1 a.m. -16
• 2 a.m. -18
• 3 a.m. -18
• 4 a.m. -18
• 5 a.m. -19
• 6 a.m. -19
• 7 a.m. -19
• 8 a.m. -15
• 9 a.m. -13
• 10 a.m. -10
• 11 a.m. -8
• 12 p.m. -5
• 1 p.m. -3
• 2 p.m. 0
• 3 p.m. 0
• 4 p.m. 0
• 5 p.m. -1

Wind chill values will remain in the subzero region until Saturday, when temperatures will rise to about 25 degrees. There’s a strong likelihood of a wintry mix of snow, sleet, and rain Saturday night and Sunday, according to NWS. That could exacerbate the danger of roof collapses, as the region has seen about 5 feet of snow in February alone.

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