Thursday, January 15, 2009

It's COLD

I wish I could just stay inside today and sit and craft by the fire. Instead I am at work, and had to deal with these temperatures to get here.

Info taken from the Weather Network

WIND CHILL WARNING: City of ReginaIssued at 7:27 AM CST THURSDAY 15 JANUARY 2009

EXTREME WIND CHILLS OF MINUS 40 TO MINUS 50 THIS MORNING. THIS IS A WARNING THAT EXTREME WIND CHILL CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING IN THESE REGIONS. MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS..LISTEN FOR UPDATED STATEMENTS.

BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES IN THE MID MINUS 30'S TO MINUS 40 COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KM/H ARE CREATING EXTREME WIND CHILLS OF MINUS 45 TO MINUS 50 THIS MORNING. AT THESE WIND CHILL VALUES, FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR WITHIN MINUTES. WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO MODERATE SLIGHTLY BY MIDDAY AS DAY TIME TEMPERATURES INCREASE.

-40C = -40F
-50C = -58F

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