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Very cold temperatures for this weekend

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Expect subzero temperatures on New Year's Day as temperatures will fall overnight.

A Wind Chill Warning has been issued for the area until Saturday morning. In Idaho Falls, the low temperature overnight is forecasted to be around -10 with a wind chill as low as -25. Pocatello could see a low around -3 with a wind chill of -20. Some areas could see wind chills as low as -35 overnight. Winds gusts could be around 10 mph.

The daytime temperatures on Saturday will not be much better staying in the single digits for Saturday. Idaho Falls could see a high of 6 above and Pocatello around 10 above. Wind gusts could be around 20 to 25 mph.

The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little at 10 minutes, the National Weather Service said.

Sunday temperatures will rise into the teens for most place and back into the mid-20's on Monday.

Another snow system is expected to hit the region on Tuesday through Thursday next week.

WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING
TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY…

  • WHAT…Dangerously cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as
    low as 35 below zero.
  • WHEN…From 11 PM Friday to 11 AM MST Saturday.
  • IMPACTS…The dangerously cold wind chills could cause
    frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.
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