Dangerous cold is hitting our area. How long will these frigid temperatures continue? – Telemundo New York (47)

Frigid air battered the tri-state area overnight Thursday and early Friday, bringing sub-zero wind chills north of New York City and freezing surfaces that remained wet from Thursday’s winter mix.

But unfortunately, there will be no immediate relief as highs are not expected to break above freezing until Sunday.

Friday is likely to be the worst day, with temperatures expected to reach 23 degrees in the city. It will be 10 to 15 degrees below average across the region (in Central Park, the normal high for Friday is 39 degrees).

Dangerous cold advisories are in effect for parts of the New York City region.

The National Weather Service says the wind chill in New York City will be -1 degrees on Saturday morning. Newark’s wind chill could be -2 degrees.

Long Island and the northern suburbs could see an even lower wind chill. Islip could be -8 degrees and White Plains could see a wind chill of -10 degrees.

In Connecticut, Danbury could see -13 degrees and Waterbury -14 degrees on Saturday morning.

The cold that reached our area is so extreme that it could cause hypothermia and even cracks and bleeding in the skin. Carlos Zapata reports.

Dangerous cold advisories have been issued for Orange, Putnam and Westchester counties in New York. Wind chill advisories are in effect for Fairfield, New Haven, New London and Middlesex counties in Connecticut.

The National Weather Service said wind gusts could reach 30 miles per hour through Friday night.

The air is expected to be very dry, which could lead to cracking or bleeding of the skin.