Ned Lamont announced that the state’s severe cold weather protocol began at 5 p.m. Thursday. It will run through noon on Friday.Channel 3’s meteorologists issued a First Alert Weather Day for Friday.

The cold weather protocol, which is in effect from 5 p.m. Thursday until noon Friday, is to protect the state's vulnerable population from prolonged exposure to conditions that could become life-threatening. During the protocol, warming centers will be open for anyone who needs it around the state, Lamont's release said.

Connecticut’s severe cold weather protocol has been activated from Thursday night to Friday at noon, according to Gov. Ned Lamont’s office. The protocol is set

HARTFORD, Conn — Governor Ned Lamont said Tuesday that he is activating Connecticut’s Severe Cold Weather Protocol due to a blast of cold air that will impact the state during this period, including overnight temperatures that are expected to fall into the low to mid-teens with wind chills ranging between zero and ten degrees.

The protocol first went into effect Dec. 29 and was set to expire Sunday at noon, but it has been extended one day.

For more than eight years, Shoreman-Ouimet and a multidisciplinary team at UConn have been examining extreme weather preparedness in Connecticut as well as the extent to which the state was equipped to meet the needs of its diverse populations as weather impacts continue to evolve.