WIND CHILLS TO REMAIN BELOW MINUS 20 DEGREES FOR MOST OF MONDAY MORNING

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Expect temperatures in and around Tamaqua to keep dropping into the night tonight (Sunday, February 15, 2015) into tomorrow morning. Regular temperatures will reach minus 7 degrees Fahrenheit around 5 AM, bringing wind chills as low as minus 27 degrees.





Below is an estimated temperature guide for the next 24 hours:

TIME:  TEMP / WIND CHILL
11 PM:       -2      /     -26
1 AM:         -5      /     -29
3 AM:         -5     /      -28
5 AM:         -7     /      -27
7 AM:         -7     /      -26
9 AM:         -1     /      -17
11 AM:         7     /        -7
1 PM:          13    /         1
3 PM:          15    /         6
5 PM:          14    /         7
7 PM:          11    /         11
9 PM:          10   /         10
11 PM:         9    /          9


The National Weather Center has issued a Wind Chill Warning effective until 10 AM on Monday.

It reads:

… WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY…
* HAZARDS… DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.
* WIND CHILLS… 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.
* TIMING… .OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS… FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN IN 15 MINUTES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS… DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. YOUNG CHILDREN… THE ELDERLY AND THE HOMELESS ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD TEMPERATURES.

More Information
… DANGEROUS COLD OVERNIGHT…
.ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION OVERNIGHT… BRINGING DIMINISHING WIND AND DANGEROUSLY LOW TEMPERATURES.


Click HERE to view the weather forecast via Weather.com.

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