Wicked Winds of Winter

The windy conditions are back with a vengeance today as wind gusts have come close to 40 mph already. Those will continue through the day today and then begin to calm down tonight. Here is what the winds will look like this afternoon.The southeast will get the brunt of the winds today with the areas in orange having sustained winds of 20-25 mph and areas in red from 25-30 mph. With the combination of cooler air and the ridiculous breeze, wind chills will likely stay at or below zero for most of the day. Now, the winds will eventually calm late tonight. However, that's not always a good thing. Winds help keep the atmosphere mixed, especially at night. Well, when the winds calm, the more dense cold air "falls out of the atmosphere" so to speak and sinks to the surface. This allows temperatures to drop rapidly.

Well, with winds expected to go near calm late tonight, especially across the areas of the north shown circled in the picture above, there could be some areas that drop a good 10-15 degrees just before sunrise tomorrow making it a very cold drive to work tomorrow.

So you better pull out the hats, gloves, and long underwear once again because winter just isn't over yet.

~KDLT Meteorologist Cody Matz