AccuWeather Alert: Bitter cold today and getting colder in the Philadelphia region

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Wind chills will be below zero at times Tuesday and Wednesday.

MONDAY (MLK DAY OF SERVICE): A windy and cold day with wind gusts up to 30mph. We'll have sunny skies, high 25. Wind chill values will be in single digits to around 12 in the city. Under partly cloudy skies it's even colder overnight with a low of 8.

TUESDAY: A very cold morning with temperatures in the single digits and wind chills well below zero. After some breaks of sun early, it turns cloudy. The high is just 18, making it the coldest day in 2 years. We're watching a storm to our south which could graze the coast with evening snow showers. Another very cold night in the single digits is expected.

WEDNESDAY: Another brutally cold morning with temperatures in the single digits and wind chills well below zero. Temperatures once again are bitter cold with sunny skies, high 18.

THURSDAY: Partly sunny and not as harsh, but still well below average for this time of the year, high 28. We're watching another storm to our south which at this point doesn't look to impact us.

FRIDAY: Mostly sunny, high 33.

SATURDAY: Plenty of sun, but still unseasonably chilly, high 36.

SUNDAY: Clouds, limited sun, high 40 for the Eagles game. It's possible we'll have a few snow showers at night.