Dangerously cold weather caused The Morton Arboretum in Lisle to cancel its state-of-the-art, interactive light show “Illumination” for Wednesday evening.

Ticket holders are being asked to exchange their tickets for another night, said Kelley Regan, the arboretum’s senior manager of public relations.

“It’s the first time in four years we had to cancel Illumination because of the weather,” Regan said. “We are considering the safety of our visitors, volunteers and employees.”

A bitterly cold wind was expected to push temperatures down to 0 degrees overnight into this morning, the National Weather Service said on its website. That cold wind prompted the weather service to issue a wind chill advisory from through 10 a.m. today.

Meteorologists said the wind chill will make the air feel like it’s 25 degrees below zero. People are urged to avoid prolonged time outdoors. Frostbite can occur in as little as 30 minutes on exposed skin at those temperatures, officials warn.

Temperatures will remain in the single digits today before bouncing back to 20 degrees Friday afternoon. However, snow moves in starting late Friday into Saturday and lasts through most of the weekend.

Regan said the arboretum will continue to monitor weather reports.

“We are taking it day by day,” she said.

Regan said fewer than 1,000 tickets had been sold for Wednesday’s night “Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum.” The capacity for an evening is about 4,000, she said.

The arboretum’s website, mortonarb.org , says ticket holders should call (630) 725-2066 between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. to request another night if they’ve had a cancellation because of weather.

Several other DuPage County light displays venues said they would remain open.

Cosley Zoo in Wheaton said its Festival of Lights will go on as usual.

Emma Vodick of Naper Settlement said the settlement will decide today whether the outdoor Chistkindlmarket, which runs Thursdays through Sundays, should be closed because of weather.