Not Just Cold But Also Windy

I hate to add insult to injury, but not only are we going to be falling off a cliff so to speak, as Jesse said in her blog, its going to be a windy journey on the way down. The winds over the next three days will really be something to talk about. Its been a while since we have seen several windy days in a row AND its been 8 or 9 months since we have seen temperatures as cold as what is forecasted. So we are in for a rude awakening. Here is a model that forecasts the probability of wind speeds at different thresholds. In the top left is the probability of seeing winds calm. In the top right is sustained winds of at least 15 mph. In the bottom left is sustained winds of at least 25 mph. And in the bottom right is sustained winds of at least 35 mph.

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When we are talking about winds and the temperatures being as low as we are expecting, then we also have to focus on the wind chill. The wind chill is what it feels like outside when you combine temperature and wind speed. Looks like right now we can expect wind chills in the single digits and teens over the next three days so break out the heavy coats, gloves, and hats because old man winter is on his way here.

~KDLT Meteorologist Cody Matz