Bitterly cold temps settle in for a while
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Posted at 3:36 PM, Feb 08, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-08 20:29:47-05
High pressure will continue to build in from the north allowing a bitterly cold airmass to move into the region. And that s the big weather story moving ahead!
Skies will remain mostly cloudy with random flurries at times. Highs will struggle to make it above 0° the next few days for most of the viewing area. this will likely make it into the top 10 for longest stretches below 0° in recorded history for Great Falls.
Erin Yost
Overnight lows? Well, it s best you know that it ll just be downright frigid, but here are the specifics for Great Falls and Helena respectively:
Persistent arctic chill : Extremely cold temperatures taking a toll on Iowans Share Updated: 6:43 AM CST Feb 9, 2021 Share Updated: 6:43 AM CST Feb 9, 2021
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Show Transcript HAVE MORE DETAILS ON THAT CRASH. SUBZERO DAILY LOWS ARE SET TO TAKE A TOLL ON IOWA ONCE. TOMMIE, WE WON’T BE OUT OF THE WOODS FOR A WHILE? TOMMIE: THIS COLD IS STICKING AROUND THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WE LIKELY WON’T COME OUT OF THIS SPELL TILL THE FOLLOWING WEEK. NOT ONLY ARE WE SEEING CRAZY COLD, BUT WE’VE ALREADY SEEN RECORD-SNOWFALL. UP TO THIS POINT, METEOROLOGIST ANDREW ANSORGE SAYS WE’RE ABOVE NORMAL FOR SNOW AMOUNTS. NOW WE HAVE THIS LONG STRETCH OF ARCTIC WEATHER IN IOWA. HE SAYS THE POLAR VORTEX IS NOTHING NEW, BUT THE DURATION OF IT’S IMPACT ON IOWA THIS TIME IS NOTABLE. IT’S SOMETHING THAT’S AROUND EVERY WINTER, BUT IT DEPENDS WHERE THAT SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR GOES. SOMETIMES IT’S OVER THE UNITED STATES, SOMETIMES IT’S OVER EUROPE, SOMETI
The wind chill temperature is a “feels like” temperature. It is how cold people and animals feel when outside. According to the National Weather Service: