Extreme Cold Watch

A powerful Arctic front — some call it a polar vortex — is impacting our weather at the moment.

It’s like an ice box outside. A temp of 10F isn’t so bad, but there is a brutal wind blowing that is making the feels like temperature -13F … that’s minus 13 in case you missed the little sign in front of the number. (For those who deal in centigrade, those numbers are -12C / -25C, respectively.)

Things are expected to get worse. The dangerously cold conditions — temps dipping to -5F (-20C) … with an unknown as yet feels like temp forecasted a few days hence — warrants the extreme cold watch that has been issued.

We’ve pulled out our polar gear for an upcoming trip to Antarctica. But it looks like we might need them right here at home if we have to venture outside! We don’t intend to do so, but hey … you never know.Läs mer