Cbs 57 news studio at cbs news headquarters where all the lights are on. For some in the country its another teethrattling dangerous cold. Subzero temperatures from the plains to the northeast. Today a windchill of minus 10 is expected in minneapolis, minus 5 in boston, and the bitter cold is expected to last through new years. In erie, pennsylvania, theyre dealing with 65 inches of snow. Thats the average height of a high school freshman. The high there is expected to be 19 degrees. How cold is it . Take a look at this. A man throws bowling water into the air and before it hits land, it freezes. In northwestern wisconsin, its expected to dip to my news 7 degrees. Chief meteorologist paul deanno of our San Francisco station kpix has more on the bonechilling weather. Even though the source of the air is direct from the arctic, we can blame a High Pressure ridge off the coast of california for all the cold air thats going to move into the northeast over the next couple of days. Take a lo
Im jan carabeo, jim donovan is off today. Im rahel solomon, lets get a check on todays forecast and the roads with pat. Good to see you. It is friday, yes, what is it, 4 30 a. M. . Counting down the hours. Two and a half hours, buddy , lets do it. Roadways looking okay at 4 30. Allinall very quiet for now, actually little disturbance trying to cross through, lock at the large wires, on storm scan, it just doesnt look that impressive. But you can see little lake enhanced snow still coming down across parts of the mitten there, in michigan, so lower michigan, also parts of ohio even getting in on the, but the little batch trying to move into pa. See it is fizzling, falling apart. Perhaps you see snowflake. Do not bank on seeing anything really have the opportunity to stick or let alone accumulate here today. But, it is freezing cold outside. Here is what it currently feels like, not much better, than the same time yesterday. Although, lancaster, reading, with the wind easing up, a lot le
Tragwe city in at least a quarter. The new years day mummers parade is with a windchill in the low single digit. We know going into it, it will be really really coal. So this made. That final decision will be coming saturdayernoon. Some places could see record cold for new years. Tears turn to icicle, into giant ice sculpture. Todays morning minute is soedice Abramson Cancer Center the number one Cancer Center in the you know what . Those pictures are so beautiful, but they do make me cold j theyre painful to look at. Katie apparently were not facif this bitter blast. The cold pent ussrn high plas the canadian border, part of the great lakes region, but picn he christ . That does itht there. Now, still cold here, and pretty harsh, but it is actually onle, because we do have light round every snow coming in, and that batch of help reinforce the chill for our area. So, were feelslike value, six in wilmington, five in trenton, these are the numberst as a gaw you have got to dress and go o
Theyre higher up. But they are still there because they are keeping us nice and warm this morning. Well, warm is a relative word. Yesterday, when we were at this time, we were in the 30s, the low 30s. And here were really only in the 30s in a few spots. Were still mostly in the 40s. The temperatures will be cooler before sunup but we are warmer than yesterday. Currently 34 degrees in santa rosa. 47 degrees in pacifica. Still in the 40s in the south bay also. 41 in san jose. Fairfield 36. Yesterday at this time we were 31 degrees. So a little warmer thanks to the clouds out there right now. So we have a partly cloudy start with high clouds, patchy fog in some of the valleys and lowlying areas. And afternoon sunshine for everybody. Its going to be the warmest day of the week. It is however a spare the air weekend. We are talking friday through sunday. So no woodburning even though its going to be a cooler weekend. No fires for you guys. Our High Temperatures are going to be warmer. You c
Green. People welcomed in 2018 with parties, fireworks, and in lots of cases layers of clothing. It was freezing across the country. In las vegas there was a spectacular Fireworks Show over the strip. Several casinos took part in the coordinated show that lit up the night sky. Overseas thousands gathered to watch the fireworks display in the belgian capital of brussels. Here in new york city there were millions watching the ball drop at times square. Wendy gillette has that story. Reporter a massive crowd raised a bonechilling ball to say hello to 2018. By the time the ball dropped, the temperature had fallen to just 10 degrees. Not since 1917 had new york rung in the new conditions. Bucket list. Definitely. We always watch it on tv. We figured, why not. I think we picked the wrong year. Its super cold. Reporter security was tight, roads were closed, bags were searched, and extra police were deployed to keep the crowds safe. Undercover officers and snipers surrounds the hotels at times