Bitter cold temperatures combined with gusty winds will drop wind chill values to more than ten degrees below zero Friday into Friday night. The temperature may creep into the low to mid teens on Friday around midday, but the coldest weather in years will move in Friday evening. With the temperature dropping to near zero, even a relatively light wind can drop the wind chill to -15. The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Chill Advisory for a large part of Southern New England. See details below.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1002 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...OCEAN EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CAPE AND NANTUCKET INTO THIS AFTERNOON... ...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH TONIGHT... CTZ002>004-MAZ003>006-010>017-026-RIZ001-002-032315- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T1400Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA- NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE... FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...AYER...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE 1002 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. * LOCATIONS...CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND * HAZARD TYPES...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 18 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. &&
