Tuesday morning brought the coldest temperatures Central Park has seen since 2023. Wednesday morning is set to be even colder, likely bringing the first single-digit readings Central Park has seen in nearly two years. In fact, most of the region will be waking up to air temperatures in the single digits on Wednesday. Farther east, parts of Long Island barely manage to stay in the double digits. And inland, much of North Jersey and the Hudson Valley will be below zero. And that is before wind chill is factored in. Fortunately, winds Wednesday morning, and for most of the week, will be mostly light. It’ll be breezy from time to time, but nothing like the 40mph+ gusts we experienced earlier this month. Anytime you combine even light wind with this level of cold, feels-like temperatures become very dangerous, very quickly. Because of this, the National Weather Service has issued Cold Weather Advisories for much of the tri-state west of New York City. The advisory warns of feels-like temperatures as low as -15°F through at least noon on Wednesday. Wind chill temperatures this low can lead to hypothermia or frostbite quickly if you are not adequately prepared. Dress in multiple layers; do not leave skin exposed. It is definitely worth the fight to make sure your kids to wear their coats this week. The mornings will be irrefutably frigid, and the afternoons will bring little relief. Temperatures through midweek barely get out of the teens; that means high temperatures 5 to 10 degrees colder than the average lows for this time of year. And with air temperatures in the teens, feels-like temperatures will be stuck in the single digits for much of the day. And this arctic air isn’t just cold, it is also incredibly dry. Dew points Wednesday will hover near zero. When the air is this dry, your body loses moisture to your surroundings very quickly. Keep your lip balm, moisturizer and favorite water bottle nearby. Even if you don’t feel thirsty, it is important to keep yourself hydrated. But as brutal as this week’s cold snap will feel, it won’t last forever. By the end of the week, temperatures slowly begin to nudge upward. Though it’ll take until the weekend before we finally see them climb above the freezing mark. So enjoy the scenic snow while it’s still around: melting begins this weekend.