BOSTON (WHDH) – Arctic air and bitter wind chills moved into Massachusetts on Friday as residents attempted to clean up from a brutal winter storm that dumped more than a foot of snow, whipped the state with hurricane-force winds and flooded coastal communities on Thursday. Those temperatures will hang around throughout the weekend.
“In all likelihood this is probably going to be the coldest two-day stretch this winter,” Chief Meteorologist Jeremy Reiner said Friday night.
Wind gusts of up to 50 mph on Friday kept highs in the teens and wind chills in the negatives across the state. A wind advisory was in place until 10 p.m on Friday.
Wind chills throughout the rest of the weekend will remain below zero, hitting -20 to -30 Saturday night.
The National Weather Service said there is a wind chill warning in effect for Western and Central MA Saturday morning. There is a wind chill advisory in place for everyone else.
The wind will stay strong throughout Saturday, but will become more tolerable on Sunday afternoon.
However, temperatures will be warming up next week. Boston will be in the 40’s next week, possibly reaching a high of 48 degrees next Thursday.
The National Weather Service also said the warmer temperatures may possibly stick around through the beginning of February.
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