Cold/Wind Chill — Western Ulster, New York

2025-01-22 · Western Ulster, New York

Wider weather episode

Eastern New York was impacted by an arctic airmass from January 21-22, 2025. The combination of below normal air temperatures, breezy winds, and nighttime radiational cooling led to minimum wind chill (or feels'-like temperatures) between -10 and -30 degrees Fahrenheit with the more widespread readings occurring in the early morning hours on January 22. The lowest of these air temperatures and wind chill values occurred in the highest terrain areas of the Southwest Adirondacks, Eastern Catskills, Helderbergs, and Taconics.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1232272. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.