Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - If you wondered what 'normal' cold for winter in Western New York feels like, you'll get a reminder as the new week unfolds.
A frigid airmass will remain in place Sunday, National Weather Service forecasters say. Well below average temperatures will continue Sunday, although it will not be quite as cold as the past few days with highs in the mid to upper teens in most locations.
A northerly breeze will result in winds chills from 5 above to 5 below Sunday.
Relief, if you want to call it that, will come in the form of more seasonable temperatures beginning with the coming work week. But nothing above the freezing mark.
"We're going to make it into the 20's, that's about as far as we're going to get," meteorologist Andy Parker tells WBEN. "Some of that won't happen until we get to Tuesday next week."
And, looking further down the weather road, it doesn't appear there is anything 'warmer' in sight.
"As a matter of fact, we see more cold intrusion as we go into portions of February, so the first half of February is going to be below normal," Parker cautions.
"Get used to the cold," Parker exclaims, and he also has his eyes on the potential for some significant snow late next week, Friday and Saturday.
Stay tuned.