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Extreme Cold Watch, Massachusetts

Severe

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

Ended Thursday, January 22, 2026.

Replaced by the Extreme Cold Warning on Thursday, January 22, 11:48 in the morning.

Issued
Expires

Places in this watch

How much

Wind chill
As low as 25 below zero

Map

Map of Massachusetts with this watch The Extreme Cold Watch covers Shelburne Falls, Huntington, Russell. I-90I-787I-84US 5Shelburne FallsHuntingtonRussellChesterVERMONTNEW YORKCONNECTICUTNEW HAMPSHIREMASSACHUSETTS10 mi I-90I-84US 5Shelburne FallsHuntingtonChesterVERMONTNEW YORKCONNECTICUTNEW HAMPSHIREMASSACHUSETTS20 mi I-90I-84Shelburne FallsHuntingtonVERMONTNEW YORKCONNECTICUTMASSACHUSETTS20 mi I-291I-84HuntingtonVERMONTNEW YORKMASSACHUSETTS20 mi
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Details from the National Weather Service

What
Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25 below possible.
Where
Western Franklin MA, Western Hampden MA, and Western Hampshire MA Counties.
When
From Friday evening through Saturday afternoon.
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

  1. Extreme Cold Watch issued for Friday evening through Saturday afternoon. January 22, 2026