Update January 7, 7:00am
The current temperature is -2 and the windchill is -13F. Many schools are closed in the area. One reason is to prevent children from standing in these temperatures while waiting for a bus. Cold, but not quite that predicted, and about the same as yesterday morning at this time As seems the usual these weather predictions provide the "worst case" situation, This pattern of highs below 15-20F will continue until Saturday.
Original Post
I received an eail from the Glen Ellyn "Patch" this afternoon. The subject line read "BREAKING NEWS: WEATHER ALERT: Hour-by-Hour: Our Plummet to 30/35 Below (Tue 2:12:08 PM)"
Well, what's so? The current (4:30pm) forecast at Weatherunderground is "Clouds early, some clearing late. Lows overnight -8 to -4F".
Well, I suspect it's all about the hype. Same as the TV weather news, which is designed to get one to stay glued to the boob tube so one will watch all of those commercials. I wonder what Skilling will be saying tonight over at WGN TV? My guess? He'll take ten minutes or so to tell us "It will be very cold tonight."
Now, there is no question that -8F is bitterly cold, and the wind chill is currently -9F.
But we will be above the record low temperature for this date of -17F which was set last year. Global warming? Really? [This is now described as "Climate Change" to cover any and all contingencies.]
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