Chief Meteorologist Steve LaPointe{/strong}

Update Time: 10:00 PM 2/3/2023{/strong}

THE CBS6 WEATHER PHONE IS BACK IN SERVICE WITH A NEW NUMBER: 518-906-WRGB (9742){/strong}

DISCUSSION/ADVISORIES{/strong}

DANGEROUS COLD THROUGH THE NIGHT – THE COLD EASES SATURDAY WITH A MAJOR WARM-UP SUNDAY{/strong}
The combination of arctic air and strong gusty wind through the night will continue to produce wind chills that will range on average from -25 to -35 throughout the region with wind chills as low as -55 degrees at times for higher elevation locations, especially throughout the Adirondacks and in Vermont. Frost bite on exposed skin can occur in as little as 10 to 15 minutes in wind chill conditions like this. Actual air temperatures will drop back to between -5 and -15 throughout the region with some spots in the Adirondacks and Vermont potentially dropping to a -20 to -25 degree range. Just brutal cold.

Lake effect clouds and flurries in the Catskills will diminish overnight with considerable sunshine developing Saturday morning. The combination of sunshine Saturday, which will mix with increasing high clouds, and a sharply diminishing wind as the arctic air mass moves out will make Saturday afternoon feel considerably nicer than Friday afternoon did, although it will still be plenty cold with highs generally ranging through the teens.

It's a whole new party on Sunday. With a strong southwest flow developing expect a monster warm-up with afternoon high temperature coming up into the low and in a few places mid 40s. The warm-up will come with considerable cloud cover, but overall dry conditions are likely to persist.

Cloudy, mild weather will persist through next week with a minor disturbance in the Tuesday-Wednesday time frame with maybe some shower and likely a more important system in the Thursday-Friday frame with some rain possible on the front end with that potentially ending as a rain/snow mix Friday morning.

OVERNIGHT{/strong}

Becoming mostly clear

Windy

Brutally cold

WIND: WNW 15-25 mph, gusts from 30-35 mph at times, peak gusts dropping back after midnight

LOW:-5 to -15, wind chills range from -25 to -35 on average, as low as -55 in the mountains

TOMORROW{/strong}

Sunshine mixing with increasing high clouds

Brutally cold in the morning with wind chills between -20 and -30 through 7-8am

Wind dropping off in the afternoon

WIND: Westerly dropping back to 5-10 mph

HIGH: 12-18, some low 20s in the mid Hudson valley

TOMORROW NIGHT{/strong}

Increasing cloudiness

Cold

WIND: Southerly increasing to 10-15 mph

LOW: Mid teens, temperatures rising a bit into Sunday morning

SUNDAY{/strong}

Mostly cloudy skies with some sunny intervals

Gusty wind

Much warmer

WIND: SSW 15-20 mph, gusts to 25 mph

HIGH: 40-45

MONDAY{/strong}

Mostly cloudy skies

A sprinkle or snow shower possible, otherwise largely dry

HIGH: Near 40