Baltimore will continue to see strong winds and frigid temperatures Tuesday, with a slight chance of snow later this week to kick off the new year.

A cold front brought strong winds to the region, plunging temperatures dramatically as wind gusts hit a high of 61 mph Monday afternoon. At least 1,600 Baltimore Gas and Electric customers were still without power as of Tuesday afternoon.

BGE said Monday evening that most of the outages were caused by downed trees and tree limbs. The company said crews were working around the clock to restore power.

Windy conditions are expected to continue through Tuesday morning, with gusts as high as 45 mph, said Cody Ledbetter, a meteorologist for the Baltimore/Washington office of the National Weather Service.

The weather service issued a wind advisory for much of Central Maryland, including Baltimore City and parts of Montgomery, Howard, Harford and Baltimore counties. The advisory was in effect until noon on Tuesday.

Temperatures will hover in the mid-30s and high 20s, but windchill will make outdoor conditions feel even colder, Ledbetter said. Wednesday will be slightly warmer and sunny, with a high of 39. Windy conditions will subside, though the Baltimore region could still see gusts as high as 21 mph.

There’s a 20% chance of snow on Wednesday evening into the early hours of Thursday, but it’s hard to say at this time whether it will stick, Ledbetter said. Winds will pick back up again on New Year’s Day, though it won’t be as bad as earlier this week.

“Just enough to make you feel miserable,” Ledbetter said.

The Maryland Transportation Authority warned motorcyclists and drivers with house and box trailers to use caution while driving across the Bay Bridge on Tuesday afternoon because of the high winds.

Baltimore City’s Office of Emergency Management urged people to limit time outdoors and dress in warm layers. The Mayor’s Office of Homelessness Services issued a Code Purple winter shelter activation through Thursday at 9 a.m. A list of warming centers and overnight emergency shelters is available on the city’s website. The Baltimore shelter hotline can be reached at 443-984-9540.

Traveling elsewhere for the holiday? Expect frigid temperatures.

New Year’s Eve in the Northeast and Great Lakes region will remain cold and snowy.

Freezing temperatures are expected to continue in a large portion of the eastern United States on Tuesday, reaching as far south as the Florida Panhandle, according to the National Weather Service. The winter weather conditions come a day after a bomb cyclone blew through the Plains and the Great Lakes.

Strong winds are expected to continue in New York, and upstate New York could see up to three feet of snow this week. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul warned people in impacted areas to avoid unnecessary travel.

Banner reporter Sara Ruberg and The Associated Press contributed to this story.