Tracking a hard freeze tonight as temperatures dip below freezing

TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cold with lows near 30.

TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and chilly with lighter winds and highs in the mid-40s.

EXTENDED: Surface high pressure continues to work into the region as a strong low pressure system presses into New England to the east. Northwest winds begin to die down tonight, and with clear skies we'll see low temperatures drop to the upper 20s to around 30 by daybreak Friday. Friday will bne the chilliest of the next 7 days as highs only make the mid-40s. Friday night will be quite cold with lows falling to the lower 20s, and a wind chill between 18-22 degrees. Saturday is a touch warmer with sunshine and highs in the upper 40s. We get near 50 by Sunday with gradual warming into next week as an upper ridge moves across the Plains and winds shift to the southwest. We'll see our next shot at light rain on Thursday as a front moves through, with better rain chances by Sunday.