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Cold Weather Advisory, Connecticut

Moderate

Very cold wind chills 10 to 25 below zero expected. The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

Ended Saturday, January 24, 2026.

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Map of Connecticut with this advisory The Cold Weather Advisory covers Torrington, Oakville, Winsted. I-91I-384I-691US 6US 7TorringtonOakvilleWinstedNew MilfordTerryvilleNEW YORKCONNECTICUTMASSACHUSETTS10 mi I-91I-384US 6US 7TorringtonOakvilleWinstedNew MilfordNEW YORKCONNECTICUTMASSACHUSETTS10 mi I-91US 5US 7TorringtonOakvilleWinstedNEW YORKCONNECTICUTMASSACHUSETTS20 mi US 6TorringtonOakvilleWinstedNEW YORKCONNECTICUTMASSACHUSETTS20 mi
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Details from the National Weather Service

What
Very cold wind chills 10 to 25 below zero expected. Northwest wind gusts 25 to 35 mph this morning.
Where
In New York, portions of the Mohawk Valley, Capital District, upper Hudson Valley, eastern Catskills and Schoharie Valley, the Mid Hudson Valley, and the Taconics. In Connecticut, all of Litchfield County.
When
Until 10 in the morning this morning.
Impacts
The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures.

Updates

  1. Allowed to end on time. January 24, 2026
  2. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 24, 2026
  3. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 23, 2026
  4. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 23, 2026
  5. Cold Weather Advisory issued for Friday evening through Saturday morning. January 22, 2026