Temperature: -2° F
Wind Chill: -18° F
Wind: 9 MPH W
Dew Point: -12° F
Precipitation: None
Today was bitterly cold and this trend should continue throughout the week. One estimate that I saw for the wind chill tomorrow had it dropped to -40º F! The winds have picked up quite a bit over the past few days as well reaching gusts above 20 MPH. While the skies are clear and the sun is shining the cold winter weather keeps up due to the dipping of the polar jet stream. As the week goes on I see it staying cold and somewhat windy. The image below shows a very good description of why we are stuck in the cold air that we are currently in. I think that tomorrow will once again be extremely cold and mildly windy. Look for clear skies and bitter wind chills across the Midwest.
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| Image 1: The above image provided by accuweather shows the polar and pacific jet streams and the air that is hovering around them. |
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