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Extreme Cold Warning, Massachusetts

Severe

Wind chills as low as 25 below zero. The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 to 25 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

Ended Friday, January 30, 2026.

Issued
Expires
Updated

Places in this warning

How much

Wind chill
As low as 25 below zero

Map

Map of Massachusetts with this warning The Extreme Cold Warning covers Pittsfield, North Adams, Adams. I-90I-87I-787I-88I-890PittsfieldNorth AdamsAdamsWilliamstownGreat BarringtonVERMONTNEW YORKCONNECTICUTMASSACHUSETTS10 mi I-90I-87I-787I-88PittsfieldNorth AdamsAdamsWilliamstownVERMONTNEW YORKCONNECTICUTMASSACHUSETTS20 mi I-90I-87I-787PittsfieldNorth AdamsAdamsVERMONTNEW YORKCONNECTICUTMASSACHUSETTS20 mi I-90I-87PittsfieldNorth AdamsAdamsVERMONTNEW YORKCONNECTICUT20 mi
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Details from the National Weather Service

What
For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25 degrees below. For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 20 to 25 below expected.
Where
In Massachusetts, Berkshire County. In New York, Southern Herkimer County.
When
For the Extreme Cold Warning, until 2 in the afternoon this afternoon. For the Cold Weather Advisory, until 9 in the morning Saturday.
Impacts
The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 to 25 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

Updates

  1. Allowed to end on time. January 30, 2026
  2. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 30, 2026
  3. Extended to Friday, 2 in the afternoon. January 30, 2026
  4. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 30, 2026
  5. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 29, 2026
  6. Replaces the Cold Weather Advisory. January 29, 2026