7:00 AM | **Weather pattern repeats for Friday and Saturday with more gusty winds tomorrow and a possible snow shower to be followed by more bitter cold air for Friday night/Saturday**

[Dozens of record or near record lows this morning (blue circles); map courtesy coolwx.com]

6-Day Forecast

Today

Mainly sunny, not as windy as yesterday, brutal cold, highs in the upper teens

Tonight

Increasing clouds, bitter cold, chance for a snow shower late, lows not far from 15 degrees

Friday

Partial sunshine, windy, still quite cold, but not as severe, chance for a snow shower or two, low 30’s

Friday Night

Mostly clear, brutal cold, near 10 degrees

Saturday

Mainly sunny, breezy, bitter cold, low 20’s

Sunday

Partly sunny, still quite cold, but not as severe, middle 30’s

Monday

Mostly cloudy, cold, chance for snow, ice or rain, mid-to-upper 30’s

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy, still quite cold, chance for snow, ice or rain, mid 30’s

Discussion

Single digits are widespread this morning in the Northeast US and temperatures will struggle around here today to reach the upper teens despite plenty of sunshine. This air mass is comparable to some of winter’s worst from last winter with dozens of record or near record lows this morning (map courtesy coolwx.com). A repeat performance is in store for the next couple of days with yet another “clipper” system bringing snow showers into the Northeast US on Friday along with gusty winds and then bitter cold air will follow for the beginning of the weekend. Temperatures ease somewhat on Sunday and then moisture pulling out of the southern states could affect us with some snow, ice or rain during the early part of next week.