FIRST ALERT: Headed out before the Super Bowl? It’ll be wicked cold

It’s a Super Sunday as we anxiously await the results of the Super Bowl. For anyone headed to a watch party, make sure you’re bundled up.

The wicked cold is locked in across the Northeast thanks to a piece of the polar vortex moving in and we’re north of a big dip in the jet stream.

By total contrast, out west, California continues to see pleasant weather, south of a jet stream and ridging, and therefore temps are in the 60s for Super Bowl Sunday. Game time and throughout will be comparatively sweaty, with temps in the low to mid 60s through halftime under a partly cloudy sky.

Our cold temps and wind chills relax slightly by Sunday night, though we still will see lows near zero and wind chills -10 for Monday morning.

By late Monday, highs reach the mid 20s with some sunshine. Make sure you have your sunglasses, as the sun reflects right off the bright snowpack, making it extra bright when driving.

A quick clipper system moves across the Northeast Tuesday night and brings us a quick chance for light snow into Wednesday morning.

Far in the southern reaches of New England, temps boost to the 30s, while northern New England is still stuck in the colder airmass. The jet stream positions itself over Boston and we are quite literally in between the colder air and milder air.

We’re hoping the pattern shifts more northward; if so, that allows our temps to be in the mid to upper 30s Wednesday through Friday.

There are no major storm systems for next week as milder temps look to stay for Valentine’s Day, too.