Cold

High pressure will crest over New England Saturday night and provide us with one more night of frigid temperatures. Noticeably absent for most of the region will be the dangerously cold wind chills we experienced early Saturday morning through the early afternoon. However, with low temperatures expected to drop into the single digits to near 0 south and below 0…

The wind chill continues to feel below zero Saturday afternoon across the north and inland spots in central New England. For the evening, we’ll be tracking wind gusts over 20 mph, keeping our “feels like” temperatures near zero to subzero. If you have plans, make sure you’re adequately layered up. Needless to say, we’ll have a cold night and...

A north wind has ushered in bitter cold. Lows are well below zero in northern New England and around zero in southern New England.   The wind chills are brutal, in the -15 to -35 degree range for the “feels like” as you head out on Saturday morning. Frost bite could set in in 30 minutes or less, so it’s…

Mayor Michelle Wu declared a cold emergency for Boston on Saturday, when frigid weather will drop temperatures and wind chill extremely low. The city is turning Boston Centers for Youth & Families facilities that are open Saturday into warming centers, Wu said Friday. See a list of the facilities here. “We’re working quickly to make sure all of our...

Friday night New England is looking at dangerously cold temps, wind chills and even chance of flash freeze in some areas.

Overnight Friday night: Whipping wind with subzero wind chill and lows in the single digits. Northwest wind gusts could reach up to 50 mph. Saturday: Stinging wind chill, sunshine. Highs in the teens with wind chills subzero. Sunday: Bright with lighter wind and highs in the 20s.

On Wednesday afternoon, we finally got to see temperatures in the 30s again, although the wind takes us a step back and brings us to reality — our wind chills bring us to the 20s through much of New England in the afternoon. A break in the clouds gave us some nice time with the sun, but they’ll be increasing…

The cold has eased significantly across New England on Wednesday, but while the thermometer will measure high temperatures near 40 degrees south and 30 degrees north Wednesday afternoon, the increasing southwest wind carrying this milder air into New England has the ironic effect of creating a wind chill to somewhat offset with wind chill values never breaking above the 20s…

Kids in Boston and Worcester had Tuesday off from school due to New England’s coldest weather in several years. But not everyone got to stay indoors. “It’s cold, cold,” said Worcester Polytechnic Institute student Edward Dang. Devondre Cooper of Worcester said, “This is brutal out here!” The blast of bitterly cold air and dangerously below freezing temperatures Tuesday had...

Water gushed through Boston’s Financial District in the bitter cold Tuesday.

Tuesday Evening: Mostly clear as wind subsides slowly and we see temperatures around 10. Overnight Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy and very cold with lows in the single digits, below zero north. Wednesday: Increasing clouds with a cool breeze and highs in the 30s.

We can only go up from here! At least with our wind chill temperatures.

Tuesday Evening: Mostly clear as wind subsides slowly and we see temperatures around 10.
Overnight Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy and very cold with lows in the single digits, below zero north.
Wednesday: Increasing clouds with a cool breeze and highs in the 30s.

We have hit rock bottom, and now our temperatures rebound slowly this week.  The wind relaxes later Tuesday night, and that will mean our wind chills won’t be nearly as bad as Tuesday morning. Boston hit an actual low of 8 degrees, which is the coldest temperature since we hit 7 on Jan. 31, 2021 (344 days ago).  It was so…

With frigid temperatures and subzero wind chills Tuesday, the City of Boston is taking steps to keep residents warm and prevent long lines at COVID-19 testing sites while the MBTA warns that the T may not be running on time.

A water main break on Milk Street in Boston sent a steady stream of water through the streets on a frigid cold Tuesday morning. The area near Post Office Square on Milk Street near Broad Street was flooded with water while temperatures were in the teens Tuesday morning, creating icy conditions. The Boston Fire Department and crews with the Boston…

With frigid temperatures and subzero wind chills Tuesday, the City of Boston is taking steps to keep residents warm and prevent long lines at COVID-19 testing sites while the MBTA warns that the T may not be running on time. Boston Public Library locations are all available for people to go inside and warm-up. The Boston Centers for Youth and…

A west, northwest wind will make it feel like -10 to -20 degrees by the morning, weather where frostbite can set in in 30 minutes or less

Monday: We’ll see cold breezes with sun to clouds and flurries. Temperatures will be in the 20s.
Overnight Monday night: Frigid wind and flurries, with lows single digits south, below zero north.
Tuesday: Stinging cold with frostbite risk, along with some sun and Cape Cod snow showers. Highs will be in the teens.

Highs Tuesday will be the coldest since January 2019, and a west, northwest wind will make it feel like -10 to -20 degrees by the morning.