CALGARY – Environment Canada has issued a wind chill warning for Calgary, cautioning we could see wind chill values drop below -40°C on Friday.
Wind chill serves as a description of how humans perceive the temperature.
“It’s a calculated index of the temperature and wind speed,” says Meteorologist Jordan Witzel. “Colder temperatures and stronger winds create more severe wind chill values.”
The forecasted high on Friday is -26°C, but with wind speeds near 20 km/h it will feel more like -40°C.
In frigid temperatures such as this, officials say exposed skin can suffer from frostbite in less than 10 minutes.
Calgary’s seven day weather forecast
The wind chill will become more moderate on Friday afternoon, but will drop to extreme levels again overnight and into Saturday morning.
Weather will warm slightly throught the weekend, with a forecasted high of -17°C on Saturday and -15°C on Sunday.
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