Near record cold possible this week.

We've had our fair share of cold this winter season, but at least the cold hasn't lingered much more than a week.  That's going to be the case again by the middle of this week, but when you're talking about highs that may not make it above 10 degrees, it's cold no matter which way you look at it.

Two cold fronts will come through this week.  The first arrives Monday night with the second coming Tuesday night.  It's behind Tuesday's front when temperatures will really plummet.  Highs for both Wednesday and Thursday may not make it above 10 degrees, with overnight lows falling below zero both nights.  Winds chills Tuesday night through Thursday night could fall within the -20° to -25° range, with daytime wind chills falling to -15°.  To make matters worse, highs on Thursday could be approaching record cold territory.  The record cold high temperature (coldest high temperature) is 7 degrees set back in 1959.  The forecast for Thursday calls for a high of only 8 degrees.

Good news, the extreme cold won't last as it looks like we're back in the 20's for the weekend.  It does appear, though, that we'll stay below average into next week.  Just think, only 32 more days until the official start to Spring!!