Arctic air like this makes you question what month, let alone what season it is. We are a mere 16 days from Thanksgiving, and 39 days from the OFFICIAL start of winter. But it feels like we’re in
the dead of winter already. Under mostly clear skies and all of that fresh snow on the ground, temperatures bottomed out this morning in the low
single digits. A few spots, such as Rochelle and Galena, dropped into the negatives. Now that's cold. Rockford broke the daily record coldest low temperature
of 7° set back in 1986 as temperatures plunged to 3° this morning. When
the day starts this cold, it is usually a good sign that afternoon
temperatures won’t fare much warmer.
The same area of high pressure that has spread this frigid Arctic air across the Midwest will also be the source of today's sunshine. But even with all of the sunshine we are going to experience today, highs will only climb into the teens. If you’re lucky, highs could briefly touch 20°. Northwesterly winds could gust at times to 20 mph through
the day. This will make it feel much colder out there, as wind chills stay in the lower single digits. We will still feel the affects of this Arctic air mass overnight tonight as temperatures drop into the single digits. Wind chills once again will be sub-zero.
It's morning's like this where you need to "dress for the weather". When it gets this cold, dress warmly in several layers if you have to spend a good chunk of time outdoors. It is important to cover as much skin as possible before taking that first step out the door. That means not only dressing up in layers, but putting on hats, gloves, scarfs, and those winter socks to keep yourself insulated and warm. Because any skin that is uncovered will be susceptible to frostbite, and you will higher your chances of getting hypothermia. Now that we are moving further into the season of "fall", it is important to know the signs of both. You can find all of that information by going to
https://www.weather.gov/safety/cold-during.
It's morning's like this where you need to "dress for the weather". When it gets this cold, dress warmly in several layers if you have to spend a good chunk of time outdoors. It is important to cover as much skin as possible before taking that first step out the door. That means not only dressing up in layers, but putting on hats, gloves, scarfs, and those winter socks to keep yourself insulated and warm. Because any skin that is uncovered will be susceptible to frostbite, and you will higher your chances of getting hypothermia. Now that we are moving further into the season of "fall", it is important to know the signs of both. You can find all of that information by going to https://www.weather.gov/safety/cold-during.
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