Latest Lexington Forecast: -24 Wind Chill; Snow Friday

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Wind chill values will plummet to -24 in Lexington today.

Temperatures will rise to about 20 degrees by night and hover in the mid-20s Friday, when there’s also a chance of snow, according to the National Weather Service.

When wind chill values are as low as -25, frostbite occurs on unprotected skin in about 30 minutes, NWS said.

Here’s an hour-by-hour look at wind chills for the area from weather.com:

Thursday

• Midnight -- 21 below
• 1 a.m. -- 23 below
• 2 a.m. -- 23 below
• 3 a.m. -- 24 below
• 4 a.m. -- 23 below
• 5 a.m. -- 23 below
• 6 a.m. -- 23 below
• 7 a.m. -- 22 below
• 8 a.m. -- 19 below
• 9 a.m. -- 15 below
• 10 a.m. -- 11 below
• 11 a.m. -- 8 below
• Noon -- 5 below
• 1 p.m. -- 0 degrees
• 2 p.m. -- 2 degrees
• 3 p.m. -- 3 degrees

Friday’s wind chills should “heat up” to the teens with light snow possible Friday morning.