Prompts winter weather advisories as cold air moves in Friday night

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With two cold fronts passing through this week, temperatures will plummet by midweek. The coldest air of the season is arriving, bringing wind chill values ranging from minus 10 to minus 30 degrees below zero. 

With this cold plunge, the National Weather Service may issue its first new advisories under the updated cold weather system. In October, the weather service updated the terminology for watches, warnings and advisories around wind chills and freezes to improve public understanding of cold weather risks.

Weather service officials believe the simpler language will more clearly communicate that cold weather is dangerous, whether or not there is wind. It will also make weather maps more straightforward by featuring only extreme cold watches and extreme cold warnings.  

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With two cold fronts passing through this week, temperatures will plummet by midweek. The coldest air of the season is arriving, bringing wind chill values ranging from minus 10 to minus 30 degrees below zero. 


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