Time for the weather report. It's cold out folks. Bonecrushing cold.
The kind of cold which will wrench the spirit out of a young
man, or forge it into steel.
--Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider
Northern Exposure, Lost and Found, 1992
It is 5 degrees this morning...at 6 am. We're supposed to settle at a balmy 4 degrees for the high today with a nice breeze at 10 to 20 below. This is only because we've got the lake effect snow dumping on us. How lucky are we that an enormous body of water keeps us sheltered from the bitter winters blowing in across the Dakotas. Everyone on the other side of Lake Michigan is bitterly cold. However, once the clouds clear this afternoon we'll hit -13 degrees under a lovely starry sky.
I'm on a two hour delay this morning--woohoo! Except that it won't matter much because the temperature is what kills you...not the snow. It's so fun to walk outside and have the breath sucked right out of your lungs!
Ammended Weather Forecast: Approaching the 9th circle of hell.
Ok, sun is just beginning to set. We have had a lovely sunny afternoon with blinding whiteness blaring from every direction. If you could stay inside, it was perfect. But instead of holding, temperatures have continued to drop all day. So, tonight at 6pm it is a sweltering -8 degrees with a light wind that freezes your nose hair the moment you step outside (roughly -30 degrees).
Now the weather stations are saying we could get close to a record -22 (before wind chill is factored in).
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