First Alert Weather: Brutal Cold and Wind Chills Expected Friday

Friday's Dangerous Wind Chills

• 🥶 The primary concern for Friday is the brutal and dangerous windchill, with temperatures feeling significantly colder than the actual air temperature.
• ❄️ Windchills in the city are expected to be around 13°, with areas like Monsey experiencing windchills as low as 9°, and some sub-zero windchills are possible.
• 🌡️ For the morning commute and holiday wrap-ups on Friday, it will feel like 12-15°, and by lunchtime, it will still feel like 15-20°.

Light Snowfall Expected

• 🌨️ A small amount of light snow is falling, but it is expected to run into very dry air, so major problems are not anticipated.
• 💨 North and west of the city may need to brush off a little snow, mainly during the middle of the night and into the first part of Friday.

Arctic Air and Weather Patterns

• 🌬️ The cold is being driven by an area of low pressure bringing arctic air, which is interacting with a "Greenland block."
• 🌊 This block influences the jet stream, steering very cold air into the region.

Looking Ahead: Temperature Trends

• ☀️ There will be a break from the extreme cold next Wednesday through the first part of the weekend.
• 📈 However, after the warmup next week, there's a 40-50% chance of below-normal temperatures for the remainder of January.
• ⚠️ Wednesday morning could be challenging with potential icing before transitioning to rain.

Weekend and Early Next Week Forecast

• 🚗 Saturday morning is expected to be fine, but some models suggest a chance of snow late Saturday into early Sunday.
• 🧊 Another cold period is anticipated for Monday, with a potential for icing in concert with a warmup.