A wind chill advisory is now in effect from 5 p.m. this afternoon to 1 p.m. Thursday.

Wind chills will be dropping to 15 to 20 degrees below zero, with temperatures from 3 degrees below zero to 15 degrees above zero.

Winds will gust from 35 to 40 miles per hour.

A wind chill advisory means that very cold air and strong winds will combine to generate low wind chills. This will result in frost bite and lead to hypothermia if precautions are not taken. If you must venture outdoors... Make sure exposed skin is covered.

Here's the forecast:

Today: Scattered snow showers, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. Wind chill values as low as -5. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight: A slight chance of snow showers before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values as low as -17. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -13. West wind 9 to 11 mph.

Thursday Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: Scattered flurries before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Southwest wind 8 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 10.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 20.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 32.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Monday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Chance of precipitation is 40%.