It’s cold now, but it’s going to get even colder

Baby, it’s cold outside — and it’s about to get a lot colder.

The temperature in the Mahoning Valley could get as low as 10 below zero early Friday, said Marty Mullen, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Cleveland.

The wind chill factor could make the temperature feel like 25 below zero, he said.

“Fortunately the winds won’t be horrible, but it’s definitely going to be very cold,” Mullen said.

If it drops to 10 below zero, it would be the first time the Valley’s temperature dropped into negative-double-digit territory since Jan. 19, 1994, when it was 22 degrees below zero.

Jan. 19, 1994, is also the coldest day in the Valley’s recorded weather history, which dates back to 1897.

It will warm up after Friday morning, but the temperatures will still be well below normal through at least the middle of next week, Mullen said.

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