Travelers beware: Cold and wind could disrupt flights in Worcester, Boston
Frigid conditions this weekend could cause disruptions to flights at Worcester Regional Airport and Logan Airport in Boston, the state Department of Transportation said Thursday.
"Massport is urging passengers to check with their airlines on the status of their flight before coming to the airports," the Transportation Department said in a news release.
Temperatures are expected to fall rapidly Friday, plunging into the single digits by late afternoon and all the way to nine below zero overnight Friday into Saturday morning, according to the National Weather Service. That would be the coldest temperature in Worcester since Feb. 14, 2016, when the low dropped to 16 below zero.
The Worcester area is under a wind chill warning from 10 a.m. Friday to 1 p.m. Saturday. Winds gusting to 45 mph Friday night could make it feel like 33 below zero, the Weather Service says. That's enough to cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.
The city has announced that the Worcester Senior Center will be open as an emergency warming center from 8 a.m. Friday until 6 p.m. Saturday.
This article originally appeared on Telegram & Gazette: Mass. DOT warns flights could be disrupted by upcoming cold snap
