This Was Alaska This Morning - May Be Vermont Tonight

[Henry]

Henry,

The temp as I was driving to work this am.

Mike Raburn

Wind chill advisory remains in effect from 7 pm this evening to 10 am est Thursday.

The NWS in burlington continues the wind chill advisory, from 7 pm this evening to 10 am est Thursday.

North winds of 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 35 mph will develop tonight. These blustery winds combined with bitterly cold temperatures, will produce wind chill readings between 15 and 25 degrees below zero tonight, with readings approaching 30 degrees below zero across the northern adirondacks and northern green mountains by early Thursday morning.

A wind chill advisory means that very cold air and strong winds will combine to generate low wind chills. This will result in frost bite and lead to hypothermia if precautions are not taken. If you plan to venture outdoors for new years eve activities, make sure you wear a hat and gloves.

[Mike Raburn]

Henry,

I am in Anchorage and it is jokingly called Los Anchorage because we have mild temps.
This cold snap happens once or twice a year.

http://pafc.arh.noaa.gov/mesonet.php


The link below is from Fairbanks where I cannot see how they can even function.

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?zoneid=AKZ222

I commuted to Fairbanks for work last winter for 3 months and the coldest I experienced was -25F.

I just called a friend who lives just outsaid of Fairbanks  and he has -47 on his back.

I guess it all in mindset.

[Razzle Dazzle]

...The link below is from Fairbanks where I cannot see how they can even function.

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?zoneid=AKZ222
...

WOW

[Mike Raburn]

Got up this morning around 7 am, day off, temp read -11F on the deck.
I checked again around 10:30am and now it is -19F.

The unofficial reporting stations around here say it is -20F

Our highs today are to be around 0 to -10F.

[trussell]

Mike- Looks like your vehicle's idling a bit low- must be a diesel? Any problems with starting it when it's that cold out? Just curious...

[Mike Raburn]

I was stopped at a stop sign when I snapped that.
It is a gas 2006 Grand Cherokee.
Do you think it is still to low for idle?
I am not very knowledgeable when it comes to vehicles.
Fluids and batteries is all i know and sometimes that baffles me.

We garage both of our vehicles so they are nice and toasty.

As long as you have a good battery and keep your gas tank full to 3/4, so as not to get condensation in your fuel lines, you should have no problems with these temps.

Almost 75% of people have an oil pan heaters installed and they plug them in usually when it is 20F or below if they park outside.

I screwed up and didn't make sure I had a forklift (diesel) plugged in over the Christmas holiday.

The Monday after the 4 day weekend I plugged it in for about 3 hours and she fired right off after setting there in subzero temps for a week. I was impressed!