NYC braves coldest temperatures of season, single-digit wind chills

Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News on Jan 20, 2026

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NEW YORK — Temperatures in New York City reached new lows for the 2025-26 winter season on Tuesday, a preview of even lower temperatures expected to arrive over the weekend.

The high temperature in Central Park was only 23 degrees on Tuesday, with a 10-degree wind chill. Meanwhile, the overnight lows were expected to drop to 18 degrees with a 9-degree wind chill, according to the National Weather Service.

But that will seem almost balmy by Saturday, when the predicted high is only 16 degrees. Conditions are hardly expected to improve on Sunday, with a forecast high of 19 degrees. Wind chills will remain between 0 and 10 degrees for the entire weekend.

“These will be dangerous life-threatening conditions for anyone without proper winter clothing and gear outdoors or reliable heat indoors,” the city’s emergency management department wrote on social meda. “Limit time outdoors. Cover all exposed skin. Wear layers, a hat and gloves. Check on neighbors who may be vulnerable.”

Coastal areas like Montauk will see slightly warmer temperatures, but it will be even colder in the Hudson Valley and northern New Jersey. In White Plains, the overnight low on Tuesday into Wednesday will dip to 11 degrees.

Wednesday and Thursday are expected to bring some relief from the cold, with highs reaching 35 degrees in Central Park on Wednesday night and 41 degrees on Thursday afternoon. Additionally, no rain or snow is expected throughout the week.

However, temperatures will plummet as the weekend approaches, according to meteorologists. While holding steady in the high 20s and low 30s through Friday afternoon, temperatures will drop overnight into Saturday, with a predicted low of 12 degrees and a wind chill of 1 degree in Manhattan, leading into the frigid weekend.

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