Cold and very windy conditions are expected across the area today. High temperatures will be in the 20s, falling throughout the day with north winds 25 to 35 mph and gusty. Tonight will be very cold with an overnight low in the single digits.

The colder air moves out of the region on Monday and a warming trend is expected for the first part of the week, with a chance of snow Wednesday. Another warming trend will end the week.

Today: Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 16 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -1. Windy, with a north northwest wind 21 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 9. Wind chill values as low as -2. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Wind chill values as low as -1. South wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. West southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 60. Southwest wind 8 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.