Hold on to your hat! Better yet, wrap it in a scarf or two. Yesterday's Arctic front abruptly ended the two-week long warm spell. The temperature dropped ten degrees between six and eight Thursday evening. Cold air is still pouring into town today. Today's high will only reach 25 degrees and the gusty winds will make it feel like the single digits through at least tomorrow morning.

For better or worse this Canadian high pressure system will prevent the dangerous winter storm that's moving across the South from approaching New York. Instead we'll see plenty of sun this weekend. Tomorrow will be only slightly warmer than today. The winds should die down on Sunday allowing the temperature to rebound to the lower 30s.

Cool weather looks like it will stick around all next week. Clear skies should be with us as February begins. A precipitation event of some sort is shaping up for Tuesday, but it is not yet clear whether Staten Island Chuck will see his shadow on Tuesday morning.