An arctic blast is set to bring wind chill temperatures as low as single digits below zero in Massachusetts. Meteorologists tell us how to prepare.

Rain showers are expected to begin in the early afternoon, moving from west to east across the state. Most of Massachusetts, including Boston, Worcester and Western Massachusetts, can expect to see rain the rest of the day as temperatures are forecast to reach the low 40s. The Berkshires could experience a mix of rain and light snow.

Boston is in for perhaps the first truly bitterly cold week of this winter, according to National Weather Service predictions, but expected to remain untouched by the severe winter storms hitting

Wind chill reached 49 degrees below zero this week with over 100 mile-per-hour winds at the Mount Washington Observatory.

Massachusetts could see several inches of snow this weekend from a weather system passing over the region on Sunday night, according to the latest forecast from the National Weather Service's Boston office.

It’s hardly unusual for the summit of New England’s tallest peak to see temperatures dip this low — the record wind chill is 109 degrees below zero — but Wednesday's wind chill is the lowest it has been this week,

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump may take the oath of office from inside the Capitol Rotunda on Monday due to forecasts of intense cold weather.

According to the National Weather Service, a polar vortex will impact most of the country this weekend, here is what you need to know.

Worcester is not in the heaviest band of the storm predictions, but is currently forecasted to see nearly 4 inches of snow. Snow is expected to start in the mid to late evening on Sunday in Massachusetts, Williams said. Williams said the snow is expected to continue overnight and let up by 7 a.m. on Monday morning.

Boston is in for more chilly temperatures but a fairly dry spell in the upcoming week, according to National Weather Service forecasts.

Much of the U.S. from the Rockies into the Northern Plains will see colder than normal temperatures starting Sunday into the coming week, including forecasted wind chills down to minus 40 degrees F (minus 40 degrees C) or colder in the Dakotas and northern Minnesota, National Weather Service Meteorologist Marc Chenard said.