Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - Here we go again!
It's back to the deep freeze for the Buffalo-Niagara region for the upcoming weekend with dangerously cold temperatures and wind chill readings through the weekend after an arctic cold front blast into the region Friday night.
An Extreme Cold Watch is posted for the entire region from Friday night through Sunday morning.
"Another round of very cold weather is going to appear this weekend," National Weather Service meteorologist Heather Kenyon tells WBEN. "It looks like dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25 below zero are possible, and this is across the entire Western New York region."
Temperatures will plummet overnight Friday into Saturday, nearing zero Saturday morning and will struggle to get through the single digits, and above zero across the higher terrain.
The arctic front will bring with it some pretty strong winds.
"The combination of the strong winds and the cold temperatures is what's going to produce those dangerously cold wind chills."
EXTREME COLD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25 below zero possible. The coldest wind chills are expected to be late Friday night through Saturday.
* WHERE...Erie, Niagara, Orleans, Monroe, Wayne, Northern Cayuga, Genesee, Wyoming, Livingston, Ontario, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and Allegany Counties.
* WHEN...From late Friday night through Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 15 minutes.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
This is a potentially dangerous situation to be outdoors. If you must be outside, be sure to cover all exposed skin. Frostbite can occur in 15 minutes or less with apparent temperatures of 25 below zero or colder.