The real roller coaster ride begins Thursday night into Friday.
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Boston’s morning low of 4 degrees Fahrenheit was the coldest since this date since 1883, when the mercury dipped to 1 Fahrenheit (minus 17 Celsius), according to the National Weather Service.
More so then the temperatures, what you will notice the minute you step outside your door is the wind and the wind chills.
The National Weather Service in Boston has posted a high-wind watch for Thursday night when winds could gust to 60 miles per hour – strong enough to cause damage and scattered power outages. Morning sunshine will give way to increasing clouds and spotty afternoon showers. Scattered showers will be possible today through tomorrow. While air temperatures are expected to be in the 20s, those winds will make it feel like teens and even single-digits though most of the day for many around our region.
Snow is expected to develop late Friday night into Saturday morning, before changing to rain as milder air moves in. At this time, it doesn’t look like the moisture will link up with the freezing air to create a brief change over to a wintry mix. A winter weather advisory has been issued for a portion of northern Indiana.
The cold surface high is sliding east, not northeast, which will allow for surface winds to switch and strengthen from the south as the storm approaches Saturday morning. Highs will range from 10-25° from north to south.
After spending most of the week with morning temperatures below freezing and afternoon temps in the 30s and 40s, Friday is going to warm.
“Throughout the day, we’ll panhandle or go in any business and warm up for a while”, said the out-of-work auto mechanic from New Jersey. We will see another round of rain, possibly heavy, as the front slowly passes across the state.
Temperatures increase through the overnight. Temperatures won’t drop too much overnight.
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NY and Boston, along with the nation’s capital, could also be waking up Saturday to wind chills ranging from -10 to -35, according to CNN.
