Very cold with brisk winds. Partly cloudy.
Morning low: -9, breaking the old record low of -6 from 1996. (wind chill -15 to -20).
Afternoon high: 13 (wind chill near 0).
Weekend Outlook: Relatively warmer with highs near 30 degrees. Another winter storm is headed toward the region, with several inches of snow possible on Sunday; look for updates.
Early next week, it will turn drastically colder. The coldest weather in two decades is likely. Sub-zero temperatures combined with brisk winds will drop wind chills between -30 and -40 at times.
Wind Chill Advisory for Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Steuben and Wells counties.
ISSUED AT 6:29 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM FRIDAY HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TIMING: WIND CHILLS TO 15 BELOW ZERO LATE THIS EVENING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 20 MPH EARLY EVENING WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WIND GUSTS WILL DIMINISH AFTER 8 PM EST. IMPACTS... * PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE VERY COLD CONDITIONS MAY LEAD TO FROSTBITE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING MAKING FOR SOME HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 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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