Tracking light flurries and a dangerously cold start to the weekend
TODAY: I'm tracking a sunny but cold start to the day as temperatures start in the single digits, feeling closer to 0 degrees thanks to northerly winds at 5-10 mph. Clouds will increase throughout the day as the chance for brief but unimpactful flurries enters the region and temperatures warm into the upper teens.
TONIGHT: I'm tracking clouds clearing throughout the overnight hours as winds continue to blow out of the north at 5-10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Air temperatures will be dropping near or just below zero by the end of the night, which will lead to wind chills nearing -10 areawide.
EXTENDED: I'm tracking below-zero wind chills lasting throughout the morning hours of Saturday, which is why an ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day will be in effect during this period. To read more about this event, visit our blog: https://abc17news.com/weather/2026/01/27/weather-alert-day-dangerous-cold-returns-friday-into-saturday/. By the afternoon hours, sunshine will help temperatures warm into the low 20s before dropping back down into the single digits by Sunday morning. Another chance of flurries will be possible during the afternoon hours of Sunday, but once again, widespread or noticeable impacts are not expected. A gradual warming trend is expected throughout next week, but there will be one more possibility of mixed precipitation on Tuesday into Wednesday.
