BALTIMORE — Bitterly cold temperatures are forecast to grip the region overnight. Low temperatures will drop into the teens, but gusty northwest winds exceeding 20 mph will create wind chills near zero by Thursday morning.
A WJZ First Alert Weather Day is in effect for the first part of Thursday due to the dangerously low wind chills. Afternoon highs are expected to reach the lower 30s under partly cloudy skies. However, gusty northwest winds, topping 20 mph at times, will keep conditions feeling much colder.
Thursday night will bring another frigid round of weather, with low temperatures once again dipping into the teens.
Storm System to Bring Light Snow Friday Night
Clouds will gradually increase throughout the day on Friday as a storm system approaches from the south and west. While the system will track across the Carolinas, well south of the region, enough moisture is expected to push northward to produce light snow Friday night into Saturday morning.