Dress in layers and limit time outdoors! This is a type of extreme cold that we do not often experience in the lower Hudson Valley, even during this coldest time of year. It is dangerous if you are spending extended time outdoors or not dressing in layers and covering up from head to toe. There is not even too much wind and feels like well below zero at times! Please use caution and also watch out for some patchy areas of black ice still lingering from last Sunday's snow.

Besides the extreme cold, dry weather continues. It will be mostly sunny today with some more clouds around tomorrow. While it will stay below freezing tomorrow through Saturday, you will notice slight improvements in how it feels each day during the daylight hours. You should still dress in layers and use caution through Saturday despite temperatures returning to around 30 degrees.

It is not until Sunday that more seasonable temperatures return with highs around 38 degrees. While there is a slight chance for a passing flurry on Sunday and a few mixed snow and rain showers on Monday, it is trending drier for those days and there is a chance that both days will stay completely dry. Temperatures will stay in the mid to upper 30s for most of next week.

FORECAST:

TODAY: BITTER BLAST - Another extremely cold day. Icy areas linger. Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Highs around 20 degrees. Wind: West 5 to 15 mph. Afternoon wind chills around five to 15 degrees at best.

TONIGHT: Increasing clouds, but dry. Bitterly cold again. Lows near 8 degrees. It can feel like near zero or slightly below zero at times into Thursday morning.

THURSDAY: Sun and clouds. Icy areas linger. It will still be very cold, but not as bad as today. Highs around 27 degrees. Lows near 15 degrees.

FRIDAY: Temperatures climb slightly but stay sub-freezing. Highs around 30 degrees. Some icy areas can still linger. Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Lows around 9 degrees. SATURDAY: Sun and clouds. Highs near 30 degrees. Lows around 22 degrees. SUNDAY: Increasing clouds. Slight chance for a passing flurry. Most of the day is dry. Highs around 38 degrees. Lows around 23 degrees.

MONDAY: Partly sunny with a slight chance for mixed snow and rain showers. That said, it is looking drier for now. Highs around 34 degrees. Lows near 23 degrees.

TUESDAY: Partly sunny and breezy with highs around 35 degrees. Lows near 24 degrees.