New year enters on a freezing note

Three-day forecast. (National Weather Service graphic)
Three-day forecast. (National Weather Service graphic)

Cold weather today will continue through New Year’s Eve, according to the National Weather Service.

This morning’s temperatures were 15 degrees at 8 a.m., with a wind chill reading of 3 degrees.

Today’s high is expected to be 18 degrees, with a north wind of 14 mph and gusts as high as 20 mph.

Low temperatures tonight will fall into the single digits, with wind chill readings between 0 and minus 10.

On Wednesday, skies will be sunny with a high near 22. The wind chill values will be between minus 6 and 4.

On Wednesday night, New Year’s Eve, it will be mostly clear, with a low around 16. The west southwest wind will be 7 to 9 mph.

On New Year’s Day, the forecast is mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Thursday night, the low will be around 25.

Friday, it will warm up to a high near 38, with partly sunny skies.

A chance of rain or snow will arrive Friday night or Saturday. It is too early to determine any potential totals, according to the weather service.

The temperature Friday night is a low around 26, with a 30 percent chance of snow.

Saturday, there is a 30 percent chance of rain and snow, with a high near 37.

New Year's Eve forecast. (National Weather Service graphic)
New Year’s Eve forecast. (National Weather Service graphic)