The coldest air of the season in Massachusetts is here. It will be absolutely frigid at bus stops around the Boston area Friday morning.

Temperatures will range from the teens over southeastern Massachusetts to slightly below zero north and west of Boston.

The winds will be decreasing at that point but still enough to add an extra bite to the air.

We will spend the entire day Friday below freezing with highs in the 20s throughout most of southern New England.

We will rebound into the mid 30s by Saturday, still about 10 degrees below the average.

It appears as though this may be just the first in a series of bitterly cold shots in the next 7-10 days. We are likely to get another blast of cold on Monday and perhaps a third around the end of next week