Mostly cloudy and brisk.
Overnight low: 2 (wind chills down to -15).
Outlook: Frigid on Tuesday with flurries possible. Not as cold later in the week. Light snow possible late Thursday into Friday.
Wind Chill Advisory for Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells and Whitley counties.
ISSUED AT 3:50 PM EST MON JAN 21 2013 WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM TUESDAY HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 12 BELOW AND 18 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS CAN BE EXPECTED. IMPACTS... * FROSTBITE WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT EXPOSED DRY SKIN WITHIN 30 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.
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