When we touch something hot or cold, the temperature is consciously sensed. Previous studies have shown that the cortex, the outermost layer of the brain, is responsible for thermal sensations.

A spell of dangerously cold weather is creeping through the area this weekend that will drop high temperatures below zero ...

Monday will be an unseasonably warm day as winds gust from the southwest ... Tuesday night is when we will feel the cold shock! Overnight lows will be in the middle to upper 40s in most areas.