Cold Weather Advisory, Massachusetts

Moderate

Very cold wind chills as low as 10 to 25 below zero, coldest across higher elevations of the southern Adirondacks and southern Vermont. 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 31, 2026.

Replaced by the Extreme Cold Warning on Thursday, January 29, 12:32 in the afternoon.

Issued: Wednesday, January 28, 12:22 in the afternoon
Expires: Saturday, January 31, 9 in the morning
Updated: January 31, 2026

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Details from the National Weather Service

What: Very cold wind chills as low as 10 to 25 below zero, coldest across higher elevations of the southern Adirondacks and southern Vermont.
Where: All of eastern New York, southern Vermont, Berkshire County in Massachusetts, and Litchfield County in northwest Connecticut.
When: Until 9 in the morning Saturday.
Impacts: The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

Updates

Saturday 3:29 in the morning
Cancelled by the National Weather Service. January 31, 2026
Friday 7:24 in the evening
Area expanded. January 30, 2026
Friday 2:05 in the afternoon
Area expanded. January 30, 2026
Friday 12:18 in the afternoon
Extended to Saturday, 9 in the morning. January 30, 2026
Thursday 10:38 in the morning
Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 29, 2026
Thursday 12:30 at night
Cold Weather Advisory issued for Thursday evening through Friday morning. January 29, 2026