Starting tonight arctic air will sweep down across the region. Over the next 7 days re-enforcing "shots" of arctic air will help to replenish the frigid air over us.
The 6-10 day and 8-14 day temperature outlooks from the Climate Prediction Center (CPC) indicate a high probability for below normal temperatures from today thru 18 January 2018.
How cold will it get? Well the average high for Albany through the end of this month is 32° and for Glens Falls its 29°. I'm forecasting high temperatures on Wednesday in the mid to upper teens for both of these locations locations. For the Thursday through next Monday (New Year's Day) forecast highs for Glens Falls will only be in the mid and upper SINGLE numbers while Albany's highs will be near 10° or 12°. In addition there is a very high probability for widespread SUB-ZERO nighttime temperatures in many locations over the next several nights, too. The last time Albany had a minimum temperature BELOW 0°
was February 15th 2016. (Glens Falls has already had 2 days with low temperatures below 0° this month).
An if these very cold temperatures weren't bad enough when combined with periods of gusty winds in the forecast (like for tonight and Wednesday (Dec 27th) you can expect it to feel even colder , Expect wind chills ranging from -10° to -25°, with some of the higher terrain perhaps getting to -40°! Additional periods of blustery conditions late Thursday and again later Saturday into next Monday could result in more periods of extremely low and DANGEROUS wind chill conditions.
Stay warm! Remember to not leave your pets outside in the cold.
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