![]() ![]() The key difference is the exposure of skin, meaning non-living or inanimate objects are not impacted. Temperature on the other hand is an absolute measure of how cold or warm a parcel of air is, not influenced by any other parameters, such as relative humidity or wind. ![]() ![]() It is typically most dramatic in arctic air masses, like the one on tap due to the presence of dry air, which coupled with wind, can remove heat from the body more quickly. So, let's get a bit more background on what exactly wind chill is and how it is calculated:Įssentially, wind chill is a measurement of how the temperature actually feels on the body, since the wind acts to amplify the cold. Although short, the cold will leave it's mark. The arctic outbreak we're expecting this Friday and Saturday will be similarly brief, with temperatures returning to at or above average by Sunday. The temperature at Albany then jumped to 56 degrees Fahrenheit on the 16th. Interestingly enough, winter 2015-16 was similarly mild to this winter, but was punctuated by a brief two day arctic outbreak that included a record low on Valentine's Day of -13 degrees Fahrenheit. In fact, this upcoming air mass may end up being the coldest potentially since Mid-February 2016 where there were 10 consecutive hours of -30 degree Fahrenheit or colder wind chill readings, peaking at an extreme of -35 degrees Fahrenheit. It was in the midst of this Major Winter Storm and Cold Outbreak that Albany recorded 3 consecutive hours of -30 degree Fahrenheit wind chill readings. Before that, the most recent wind chill values that will rival this expected outbreak's was back on January 21st, 2019. To put the cold into perspective in the Capital Region, Albany's lowest wind chill this season was -11 degrees Fahrenheit this past December 24th during that bitter flash freeze outbreak to ring in the holidays. Our current forecast calls for widespread wind chill values in the -25 to -35 degrees Fahrenheit range Friday into early Saturday, with some places in the Adirondacks approaching -50 degrees Fahrenheit as an arctic outbreak invades the Northeast. After a notably warm January, it looks like we are getting a quick dose (too much perhaps) of the brutal power of winter by the end of this week. ![]()
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