monsoonmartin

Wind chill advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service for 1am to 10am Tuesday.  It's already pretty cold and windy out there (it's about 20 degrees with wind chills in the teens as of 8pm).  

Temperatures will plummet to about 2 by the morning commute; wind chill values will be in the -10 to -15 range.  It will get up to a balmy 12 in the afternoon, with wind chills climbing to 0.  So will we have another day off?  A delay?

This is getting tricky now, since we cancelled earlier in January for extreme cold and people are starting to be all "our spring break is gone!" and "we will be going to school in July!" and "this is Obama's fault!"  I mean, there's no evidence to support the last statement, but that doesn't seem to stop people otherwise.

So I think superintendents will be pretty conservative: they will use cancellations sparingly.  Delays, maybe.  But I have a feeling they're feeling pressure to get a full week of school in.  And aside from the cold frigidness, there's nothing else looming this week.

Chance of delay Tuesday: 30%

Chance of cancellation Tuesday: 12%

Wednesday morning will be slightly less cold (about 6) and slightly less windy, so wind chills will be at about -5 during the morning commute.  Temperatures will get all the way up to 24 on Wednesday.

Chance of delay Wednesday: 24%

Chance of cancellation Wednesday: 6%

The rest of the week looks gradually warmer; it looks to get above freezing by Friday.  So whoo!

Morning snow showers possible on Saturday 2/1, then it'll get up to the upper 30s. Sunday, upper 30s too.

Next week, as of now, looks like a bit of a mess.

Bonus points for anyone who knows what movie this is from.(Which is another reason the deciders might be hesitant to call snow days this week.)

Freezing rain on Tuesday 2/4. Snow or sleet on Wednesday 2/5. Rain of frogs on Friday 2/7.

Alright, probably not.  But do you know for sure it's not going to happen?

Next weekend (the 8th and 9th) looks potentially foul.  But it's early.

And then it warms up for the middle of the month!  Highs in the 40s!  It will feel like the g.d. tropics.

Stay tuned for updates!

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