DELMARVA - The new year is off to a very cold and windy start with feels like temperatures in the teens and 20s into the weekend.

Despite the sunshine, afternoon highs Thursday are expected to reach only the low to mid 30s. Gusty northwest winds will persist through much of the day, keeping wind chills in the low 20s, then teens later in the day, reinforcing the wintry feel.

Thursday night into early Friday morning will be dry and mostly clear at first, with some clouds developing late. Winds will gradually diminish but remain noticeable, allowing temperatures to drop quickly. Overnight lows are expected to fall into the teens and low 20s, with wind chills dipping into the single digits at times before daybreak Friday.

Friday will be another cold day with a few flurries to start, otherwise mostly cloudy and cold with highs in the mid to upper 30s, but feeling like 20s and 30s with the wind.  Friday night will be fair and cold with lows in the mid 20s.

For the weekend, a low pressure system will pass to our south, with rain and snow possible for southern portions of Delmarva later Saturday. Otherwise, dry and cold with highs in the 30s both days, and lows in the 20s.

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Meteorologist Bob Trihy joined CoastTV in 2023. He grew up in Great River on Long Island, N.Y. Bob caught the weather bug when he was around eight years old and tracked storms up and down the east coast. He witnessed some big ones, like the blizzard of 1978, as well as tropical systems.

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