Bucks County Issues Year's First 'Code Blue' Ahead Of Frigid Weekend Weather

Bucks County has issued the year's first "code blue" ahead of what is expected to be a frigid winter weekend. Lows in the teens are expected on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

The Code Blue declaration will being at 9 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 6 and go through 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 10.

County officials have notified the on-call churches of the code blue.

The on-call churches include: Woodside Church in Yardley, Trinity Episcopal Church in Buckingham and Quakertown Masonic Lodge. The locations will activate their emergency shelters and volunteers will coordinate transportation, temporary shelter, food and other necessities.

County residents are urged to check on their elderly neighbors during this period of frigid weather. Caution also should be taken with pets during extremely cold temperatures.

Here is the forecast:

Tonight: Snow, mainly before 4am. Low around 25. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Friday: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 34. North wind 6 to 8 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. West wind 6 to 8 mph.

Saturday: A slight chance of snow before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 28. North wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Blustery.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 13.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 27.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.