![]() ![]() Stay warm and safe on these chilly days! Winter has only just begun. You can access this information via the menu in the top left (Weather à Freeze Monitor) or at: /weather/freezeįigure 3. It allows you to track the hours below 32 or 24 oF thresholds useful for permafrost development or winter wheat/cover crop damages. The freeze monitor data is available on our webpage as well. Winter wheat and cover crop producers still have an interest in the cold temperatures. How many hours has the temperature been below freezing? You can also select a specific station either on the map or in the data table and it will display the specific information for that location.įigure 2. Click it again and it will reverse the order. By clicking the column headings, that particular column will sort from lowest to highest values. The table below the map also displays the wind chill, temperature, and wind data for each station in sortable columns. Since these are the two ingredients for the wind chill, it tells the complete story. The map defaults to the current wind chill, but also has a selection at the top where you can change the map to view temperature and wind speed/direction. It is also accessible by clicking the banner on the Kansas Mesonet homepage,. The Kansas Mesonet makes viewing the wind chill very easy! We have put together a webpage depicting current wind chill via a gradient map here: /weather/wind chill Wind chill chart from the National Weather Service. When winter tightens its icy grip, understanding the wind chill chart becomes essential for the safety and comfort of people. Wind chills can be determined by the following chart from the National Weather Service ( ):įigure 1. Exposure time estimations of frostbite issues at 0 degrees F with no wind is 30 minutes, while 0 oF and 55 mph winds is less than 10 minutes of exposure. This colder “feels like” temperature can not only make you feel chilled quicker it can also lead to other problems such as frostbite much quicker. This means that despite it being 0 oF on a very cold morning, when factoring in the wind (for example 20 mph), it can feel like a much colder temperature (in this example, -22 oF). ![]() As the wind increases and/or the temperature decreases, wind chill values decrease. Wind chill can be calculated two ways: 1) using the chart below, or 2) mathematically. When temperatures drop below 50 oF and wind speeds are greater than 5 mph, the “Feels Like” temperature is lower than the actual temperature. The “feels like” temperature is usually influenced by the wind as well. This story does not necessarily represent the position of our parent company, IBM.Cold winter days are returning! However, it is not always the temperature that gives the air that nip. The Weather Company’s primary journalistic mission is to report on breaking weather news, the environment and the importance of science to our lives.
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