Brutal cold will close out 2017, start the new year

Brutal cold will close out 2017 and start the new year.

Temperatures will struggle into the double digits for highs the next couple of days with overnight lows barely above zero.

We'll be tracking the latest wind chills for your New Year's Day plans on Channel 11 News starting at 4:30 a.m.

New Year's Eve Forecast (12/31/17) New Year's Eve Forecast (12/31/17)

The wind will keep wind chills near zero through the daylight hours. Wind chills will be as cold as minus-10 degrees at night.

Keep an eye on elderly neighbors and pets the next couple of days.

If you plan on being outside for any length of time, dress in layers. Cover as much of your body as possible, as frostbite can start within 30 minutes when the wind chill is minus-15 degrees.

High temperatures in the teens and 20s will be with us through the first week of 2018 with only a few chances of flurries or light snow showers.

A wind chill advisory is in effect until 1 p.m. Tuesday for the mountains.

A wind chill advisory starts at midnight Monday and is in effect until 1 p.m. for all other counties in the WPXI-TV viewing area, with the exception of western Monongalia county.

Wind chill advisories are issued when wind chills are expected to reach -10 or colder.

Cox Media Group