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Cold Weather Advisory, Massachusetts

Moderate

Wind chills as low as 15 below zero. The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

Ended Saturday, January 24, 2026.

Issued
Expires
Updated

Places in this advisory

How much

Wind chill
As low as 15 below zero

Map

Map of Massachusetts with this advisory The Cold Weather Advisory covers Boston, Worcester, Springfield. I-91I-395I-84I-95I-495BostonWorcesterSpringfieldLowellVERMONTNEW YORKCONNECTICUTNEW HAMPSHIRERHODE ISLANDMASSACHUSETTS25 mi I-91I-395I-84I-95BostonWorcesterVERMONTNEW YORKCONNECTICUTNEW HAMPSHIRERHODE ISLAND50 mi I-91I-395I-95BostonWorcesterVERMONTCONNECTICUTNEW HAMPSHIREMASSACHUSETTS50 mi I-91I-395BostonWorcesterVERMONTCONNECTICUTNEW HAMPSHIREMASSACHUSETTS50 mi
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Details from the National Weather Service

What
Very cold wind chills as low as 15 below Much of southern New England.
Where
Portions of northern Connecticut, central, eastern, northeastern, southeastern, and western Massachusetts, and northern and southern Rhode Island.
When
Until 10 in the morning this morning.
Impacts
The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 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. Area expanded. January 23, 2026
  4. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 23, 2026
  5. Cold Weather Advisory issued for Friday night through Saturday morning. January 22, 2026