Wintry precipitation Friday night, dangerous weekend wind chills

TONIGHT: A Winter Weather Advisory continues until 1 AM Saturday. A wintry mix of freezing drizzle and light snow is expected through the evening, tapering off by 1 AM. A glaze of ice is possible along with a dusting of snow. Temperatures will fall to near 12 by morning as northerly winds increase, producing wind chills near zero by 7 AM Saturday.

SATURDAY: Bitterly cold air moves in Saturday, dropping our temperatures into the single digits by afternoon as northerly winds increase to 10-15 mph. Wind chills during the day will dip as low as 10 below zero. Skies will remain mostly cloudy.

EXTENDED: It will be bitterly cold Sunday morning with lows 4 to 6 and wind chills as low as 25 below zero. We’ll stay in the single digits all day long Sunday with mostly cloudy skies. Some snow flurries are possible but at this time, no measurable snow is expected. As we ring in 2018, temperatures will be near 0, dropping as low as 10 below zero by Monday morning with dangerous wind chills as low as 30 below zero. The arctic air hangs around much of next week with sub-freezing temperatures possible through next Thursday. Watch ABC17 News for the newest forecast and check back here for updates.