Frigid Overnight Lows Prompt Code Blue In Bucks Co.

BUCKS COUNTY, PA — A Code Blue is in place through Thursday across Bucks County as overnight low temperatures in the teens are expected through the week. The declaration is effective through 7 a.m. Thursday.

During that time, overnight shelters will be open in Lower, Central and Upper Bucks County for those in need of cold-weather housing.

The available shelters for this time period are:

• Lower Bucks: Woodside Church, 1667 Edgewood Road, Lower Makefield
• Central Bucks: Trinity Buckingham Church, 2632 Durham Road (Routes 202 and 413), Buckingham
• Upper Bucks: Quakertown Masonic Lodge, 501 West Broad Street, Quakertown

On-call volunteers from each location will coordinate transportation, temporary shelter, food and other necessities. Local public safety departments also have been alerted.

All county residents are urged to monitor their pets and any neighbors who are elderly or have special needs during times of extreme weather.

Anyone working outside is urged to be properly dressed, with skin covered. Alternate heat sources should be used with caution, as they can present a carbon monoxide hazard.

Here is the forecast:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 34. West wind 5 to 11 mph becoming north in the morning.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 40. Light northwest wind.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Light northwest wind.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Light west wind.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 47.

Friday Night: A chance of rain and snow between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m., then a chance of rain after 3 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent.

Saturday: Rain, mainly after 8 a.m. High near 46. Chance of precipitation is 80%.