We are entering a much colder weather pattern starting today with highs only in the low to mid 20s.

Tonight we will get a taste of cold, wind chills will be dropping below zero and this chill lingers into Friday.

There will be dangerously cold wind chill temperatures Friday morning, these will be between 20 and 30 degrees below zero.

Aside from the bitter cold there will be mostly sunny skies with highs only in the low teens and wind gusts near 35 mph.

Our next snow storm will arrive Saturday with accumulations likely. It’s too early to nail down numbers, but based on today’s forecast it’s looking like another 3 to 6 inches or 4 to 8 inches of snow.

Snow will change to a wintry mix being sleet and freezing rain Saturday evening into Saturday night.

Freezing rain may remain an issue into Sunday depending on how long the cold air hangs on.

Coastal and southern towns should be warming above freezing providing primarily rain into the second half of the weekend. 

Three day forecast

TODAY: Partly sunny Chance for snow showers and squalls. Becoming windy. Colder with highs in the 20s. Wind chills 0 to 15. Snow squalls become more numerous at night.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Snow squalls, becoming very windy and cold. Lows -10 to 5. W to NW winds increasing to 20 to 30 mph with gusts 30 to 40 mph. Wind chills will dip to 20 to 30 below late.

FRIDAY: Mostly sunny, very cold, and windy. Dangerous wind chills early. Highs 8 to 15. Wind chills 20 to 30 below around the early morning commute. Wind chills will improve to zero to 10 above during the afternoon.

Burr! It’s getting cold outside!! Here is a look at wake up temps. @wgme #weatherauthority #cold #mewx pic.twitter.com/ZB0vk4cK0Y

— Amanda Jellig (@AmandaWGME) December 15, 2016