The frigid feel is back along with stronger wind for a couple of days.

The wind will not be as strong as last week when we had gusts up to 55 mph, but gusts out of the northwest around 20 to 35 mph paired with colder temperatures will still make it feel like the teens to low 20s during the afternoons today through Thursday. Please dress in layers and limit exposure to the bitter cold.

It will mostly be dry during this latest cold stretch, but a brief snow shower cannot be ruled out each day through Thursday.

Friday will feel better with high temperatures topping out around 40 degrees under sunshine.

Rain, not snow, is looking likely for Saturday afternoon and evening. While there can be some mixing north of I-84, this will mostly be a light rain event.

Sunday is looking drier now, but there can be a period of light snow late Sunday night into early Monday morning. There is equal chance at this point that it stays mostly dry. The News 12 Storm Watch Team will watch it closely for you and have updates on-air, on social media and the News 12 APP.

High temperatures may drop into the low 20s for a couple of days next week. The coldest days at this point look to be next Tuesday and Wednesday. These would be our coldest actual air temperatures of the season yet.

FORECAST:

TODAY: BITTER BLAST - Clouds and some breaks of sun. A stray snow shower cannot be ruled out, but most of the day is dry. Windy and very cold. Highs around 31 degrees will feel like the upper teens to mid-20s at best thanks to a stronger northwest wind gusting up to around 30 mph.

TONIGHT: BITTER BLAST - Partly cloudy and frigid with lows around 21 degrees. Wind chills around five to 15 degrees thanks to a northwest wind still gusting up to around 30 mph.

WEDNESDAY: BITTER BLAST - A mix of sun and clouds. It will be very cold and windy again with highs around 32 degrees feeling more like the teens and 20s at best. A stray flurry cannot be ruled out. Lows near 19 degrees.

THURSDAY: WIND SUBSIDES - A mix of sun and clouds with scattered flurries possible. Highs around 32 degrees. The wind should drop back down into the 10 to 20 mph range out of the west. Wind chills will still be in the low to mid-20s at best. Lows around 24 degrees.

FRIDAY: BACK TO SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES - Mostly sunny with highs around 40 degrees. Lows around 30 degrees.

SATURDAY: LIGHT PM RAIN / MIX - Partly sunny to mostly cloudy with light rain developing for the afternoon and evening. Some mixing possible north of I-84. Highs around 44 degrees. Lows around 30 degrees.

SUNDAY: LOOKING DRIER - Partly sunny. Highs around 40 degrees. Lows around 22 degrees.

MONDAY (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Inauguration Day): EARLY LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE - While it is still possible it can stay dry, there is the chance for some light snow Sunday night into early Monday. Otherwise, partly sunny and very cold with highs around 28 degrees. Lows near 12 degrees.