Novem-brr! Record low freezes city

THE ARCTIC BLAST of freezing air that sent shivers through the city on Saturday broke record low temperatures — and worse weather is on the way.

The mercury dipped to 24 degrees before dawn, two degrees below the record set on Nov. 11, 1914, according to the National Weather Service.

Whipping winds made it feel even colder across much of the tristate area.

Freeze warnings were issued for parts of the East Coast due to the cold air mass that descended on the region from Canada.

Temps began to slowly creep up on Saturday as Central Park recorded a brisk 37 degrees by the afternoon, still well below the norm of 56.

A slightly warmer Sunday will see temperatures in the 40s and more comfortable numbers will return during the week.

“The winds will gradually lighten today and will lead to a good radiational cooling night tonight as winds remain light and the sky will remain mostly clear,” the National Weather service wrote Saturday.

But meteorologists warned that a polar vortex, coupled with a major storm containing rain, snow and wind, could plunge the northeastern states into a significant cold spell before Thanksgiving.

“A southward stretch of the polar vortex is possible around the days prior to Thanksgiving,” said AccuWeather lead long-range meteorologist Paul Pastelok. “A piece of the vortex may break off and settle toward the Great Lakes.”