Friday, January 18, 2008

Forecasters should do a reality check

It is cold and windy here today and for the rest of the week. Mind you I am not complaining about this. In my opinion, weather is weather, there isn't anything you can do about whatever it is at the moment. Give it a little bit and it will probably be something else. Plus, I am lucky enough to have a home to be in, out of the natural elements. However, it is exceptionally cold in parts of Minnesota today. In Virginia, up on the Iron Range, this is what they are facing
Rest of Today
Mostly sunny. Highs 3 below to 8 below zero. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Wind chill readings 25 below to 35 below zero.

Tonight
Partly cloudy. Scattered flurries. Lows 28 below to 33 below zero. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Wind chill readings 45 below to 55 below zero.

Saturday
Mostly sunny. Highs 11 below to 16 below zero. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Wind chill readings 45 below to 55 below zero.


It isn't as cold here, but it is still something one shouldn't be out in for long
This Afternoon: Widespread blowing snow and scattered flurries. Mostly sunny and cold, with a steady temperature around 1. Wind chill values as low as -23. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Tonight: Patchy blowing snow before 10pm. Mostly clear, with a low around -14. Wind chill values as low as -37. Breezy, with a west wind between 16 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -3. Wind chill values as low as -37. West wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -15. Wind chill values as low as -30. West wind between 7 and 9 mph.

What really caught my attention this morning though, was what I heard on the radio
High of zero with sub-zero wind chills.
Ummm, hello? Can you have a wind chill factor above zero if the air temperature is zero or below?
I just hope it isn't to windy for planes to come in from Chicago tonight.

1 comment:

Jayhawk said...

Can you have a wind chill factor above zero if the air temperature is zero or below?

No but, depending on humidity, the wind chill might not be sub-zero. It might be merely zero.

I just hope it isn't to windy for planes to come in from Chicago tonight.

Why? Is someone dear to you flying in from Chicaho and, perhaps, points beyond? Point to consider: cold air creates better lift for airplanes.