A blast of Arctic air is bringing cold weather to New England over the next several days. Wind chill values in the mornings are going to be 0 to 15 below, with the coldest areas across the hillier terrain of Worcester County and the Berkshires.

Dangerous cold arrives Monday morning in Chicago. The brutally cold morning brings wind chills of -20 to -25 degrees. A cold weather advisory is in effect until noon. The core of the polar air will settle across the Chicago area Monday night into Tuesday morning.

A potent surge of Arctic air starts settling in Monday evening as a massive dip in the jet stream pulls in frigid air across the entire eastern half of the country. Temperatures are set to drop as low as 20 degrees below average through Thursday with the highs only reaching the teens and some lows even plunging below zero.

The National Weather Service has issued a Cold Weather Advisory for most area counties. The NWS says the coldest conditions will be for the next several hours, with air temps below zero and wind chills unlikely to get above 20 below zero.