Bitter cold hangs on but Wednesday will bring some relief
Don't let the sunshine fool you: Biting, dangerously cold wind chills will continue through today.
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The arctic air mass will modify some on Wednesday, but the jet stream will keep the upper Midwest in a pattern that holds temperatures well below normal for the remainder of January.
You might find it entertaining to compare the old wind chill readings to the chart/index that is currently in place.
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Temperatures will remain bitterly cold through Tuesday. Tuesday morning's lows may be a few degrees colder due to lighter winds.
The National Weather Service posted a nice graphic that recaps the snowfall on Saturday evening into Sunday.
There is still over a month of meteorological winter to play out, but the National Weather Service in Duluth has been looking at the cold temperatures so far this winter. Here's its short summary for International Falls, Minn.
So far this Winter Season (December 1st through January 25th) of 2013-2014, International Falls ranks as the 3rd coldest on record. The following is a list of the top 3 coldest winter seasons to date at International Falls.
1. -5.1 degrees average temperature from December 1, 1978 through January 25, 1979
2. -4.2 degrees average temperature from December 1, 1976 through January 25, 1977
3. -3.4 degrees average temperature from December 1, 2013 through January 25, 2014
Check out some of the cold wind chill readings in the past 24 hours from the Northland.
They include -47 at Duluth and -45 at International Falls.
The outlook does not look promising for major relief from the cold in the upper Midwest. Here's the outlook for the next six to 10 days from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center.
