Wind chill warning tonight... first of the season.
These aren't unusual, really, but...
Just so you can see what the "experts" say about us...
These aren't unusual, really, but...
Just so you can see what the "experts" say about us...
This is a warning that extreme wind chill conditions are imminent or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..Listen for updated statements.
Bitterly cold Arctic air combined with northwesterly winds of 15 to 20 km/h will produce wind chill values of -40 or lower overnight into Wednesday morning. Northern portions of the grainbelt will likely see the most extreme wind chill values. In these areas overnight temperatures will drop to between minus 35 and minus 40 Celsius with wind chill values near -45 expected by Wednesday morning.
A disturbance tracking across the Northern United States is currently bringing cloud cover and some light snow to southern portions of the grainbelt. Wind chill values in most of these areas are not expect to plummet below the warning level of -40 until skies clear. This is expected to occur over southwestern areas overnight and over southeastern areas Wednesday morning. Wind chill values of -40 to -45 are expected in these areas Wednesday morning.
At these extreme wind chill values frostbite on exposed skin may occur in less than 10 minutes.