Bring in your brass monkeys ... |
| December 2, 2013 |
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If you've enjoyed the balmy, summer-like
temperatures of late, with the thermometer
hitting the low 40s some days of sultry
November, grab your wool socks, winter
temperatures are finally here. Tonight's low could hit 16-degrees, still on the warm side, but northeast winds at 11 to 17 miles per hour are going to make it feel like it's two below, the National weather Service says, and the high tomorrow is expected to top out at 19 degrees, but the winds are expected to pick up, blowing steady at around 21 miles per hour, with gusts up to 30 miles per hour. That will drive the wind chill factor to seven below. The temperature is expected to drop to zero Tuesday night, with a wind chill of -17. But wait, it gets better! On Wednesday, the sun is expected to come back out and warm things up to a brisk high of 11 ... but the wind is expected to stay, making it feel like it's 14 below. And Wednesday night, actual temperatures are expected to drop to -11. That means you'll need to pull your winter jacket out of storage before heading to work Thursday morning. On Thursday, the daytime high should climb all the way to seven, and drop back to -10 after the sun goes down. Temperatures are expected to stay in that neighborhood through Sunday, when a warm front moves in and heats it all the way up to 12 degrees, close to North Idaho swimming weather. But the warm spell brings with it clouds and a 20-percent chance of snow. Next Monday should see a high around 15 degrees under mostly sunny skies. If you're a snowbird who was beginning to question your decision to fly south for the winter, maybe it's a good thing you went, after all. |