Wind Chills to Dip in -30's Monday Morning Across Prairies

Monday Dec 6th

Well, it was bound to happen at some point right? An area of high pressure, currently over Alaska, will move across the Prairie Provinces today into Monday and bring with it Arctic air. This will bring temperatures down in the -20's C.

Surface temperatures (in C) by Monday at 3am CST

With the wind gusting around 20-40 km/h, wind chill values in the -30's are expected for Monday morning.

Wind chill (in C) by Monday at 3am CST

Below is a model trend for the RDPS (Canadian model) showing wind chill.

Model trend for wind chills (in C)

We recommend you plug in your vehicle before going to bed tonight!

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Tuesday Dec 7th

The Arctic airmass will stay in place throughout most of the week, with lows in the mid -20's C and wind chills approaching -40.

Surface temperatures (in C) by Tuesday at 6am CST

Wind chills (in C) by Tuesday at 6am CST

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Wednesday Dec 8th

Wednesday will perhaps be the coldest day of the week with wind chills approaching -40 in the morning hours. However, some model discrepencies exist at this time.

Surface temperatures (in C) by Wednesday at 6am CST

Wind chills (in C) by Wednesday at 6am CST

An Alberta Clipper coming in sometime Wednesday evening into Thursday morning should provide a relief from the extreme cold temperatures.