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Extreme Cold Watch, Connecticut

Severe

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

Ended Friday, February 6, 2026.

Replaced by the Extreme Cold Warning on Friday, February 6, 2:27 in the morning.

Issued
Expires

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How much

Wind chill
As low as 20 below zero

Map

Map of Connecticut with this watch The Extreme Cold Watch covers Bridgeport, Stamford, New Haven. I-91I-295I-395I-95I-495BridgeportStamfordNew HavenWaterburyNEW JERSEYNEW YORKCONNECTICUTRHODE ISLAND20 mi I-91I-295I-395I-95BridgeportStamfordNew HavenWaterburyNEW JERSEYNEW YORKCONNECTICUT20 mi I-91I-395I-84BridgeportNew HavenNEW YORKCONNECTICUT20 mi I-91I-395BridgeportNEW YORKCONNECTICUT50 mi
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Details from the National Weather Service

What
Dangerously cold wind chills of 20 below possible.
Where
Portions of southern Connecticut, northeast New Jersey, and southeast New York.
When
From Saturday evening through early Sunday afternoon.
Impacts
The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

Updates

  1. Extreme Cold Watch issued for Saturday evening through Sunday afternoon. February 5, 2026