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NYC Weather: Bitter Cold Thursday Feels Like 2 Below Zero
Low temperatures and high winds combined to make New York City feel brain-numbingly, finger-drop-offingly cold, to use official language.
NEW YORK CITY — Bitter cold weather and howling winds made it feel like it was below zero outside Thursday, forecasters said.
Wednesday night's snow squall blew in a cold front that lowered temperatures in Central Park to 16 degrees with a wind chill value of 2 below zero, according to the National Weather Service.
The sun will warm things up a little with a high of 29 degrees but 32 mph gusts will keep the wind chill value between zero and 10 degrees, said forecasters.
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The winds should die down a little Thursday evening to about 20 mph and temperatures will hover in the lower 20s, forecasters said.
Friday is expected to be warmer, with highs in the lower 30s, and lead the city into a sunny weekend.
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