BOSTON (WHDH) - Bone-chilling cold gripped Massachusetts to start the New Year. That cold is expected to stick around, with the chance for snow later in the week.
A wind chill advisory was in effect until 11 a.m. Tuesday for central and northern Worcester County, as well as points to the west.
Wind chills in some areas could fall to -20 degrees Monday night into Tuesday morning. Temperatures dipped down to zero degrees in Boston on Monday morning.
New Year’s Day almost brought record breaking cold. In Boston, record cold was set in 1918 at -3 degrees, while Worcester reached -5 degrees in the same year.
Worcester tied the record, with temperatures hitting -5 degrees. Boston came up short of the record.
When I updated this graphic, I forgot to write "2018!" Old habits die hard… especially on New Year's Day. Today will go down in the books as the 4th coldest New Year's Day on record for Boston. pic.twitter.com/0HkHggjVMt
— Bri Eggers (@BriEggers) January 1, 2018
The extreme cold has officials warning about the dangers of frostbite. If possible, Bay Staters are urged to stay indoors.
Overnight temperatures are expected to dip into the negatives and single digits. Temps will push into the high teens on Tuesday.
The temperatures begin to inch towards the average high of 37 degrees in Boston in the middle of the week before tumbling into more arctic air by the end of the week.
Snow and strong winds could cause for a messy Thursday for coastal areas.
We've got a mid-week tease as we inch towards our average high of 37° in Boston..only to tumble into more arctic air by the end of the week. #7News pic.twitter.com/PRct6yrnI3
— Wren Clair (@WrenClair5) January 1, 2018
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