Get Ready For a Cold Spell
No matter where you look, it seems like it’s just plain cold outside. Take a look at the low temperatures recorded in Europe last night, for example:
The cold snap there has caused the airport to close in Madrid, Spain, and snow in Milan Italy disrupted activity in that city. It was 13 below zero in Germany and Poland. Paris France recorded its coldest night in 12 years. The situation is being made more dire by the fact that there is limited natural gas for heating, after Russia limited distribution through Ukraine.
Now, take a look at Canada:
All that cold Canadian air is going to move south over the next few days, setting the stage for record low temperatures in the United States, which could last through Martin Luther King Day. Residents in a wide band from Chicago to New England are likely to see the brunt of the cold, made worse because the remnants of snowstorm this weekend are unlikely to melt. By next Thursday, the high in Chicago, Illinois could be zero, with a low of about five below, according to forecasts. In Cleveland, Ohio, it’s not likely to break 20 degrees from Wednesday through Friday. As the arctic air moves east, New York may not make it above 15 degrees on Friday.
Here in Georgia, it’s going to be a bit more moderate, although highs later this week may not make it above 40, with lows around 20. Since the coldest of the weather is almost a week away, forecast temperatures are largely derived from computer modeling. But, even if the temperature predictions are slightly too high or too low, next week could be one for the record books.
On a side note, Lake Lanier has risen about 2.5 feet since the start of this week’s rain. That’s good news for the drought, Let’s hope that the cold weather doesn’t keep the rain away as it usually does, because we still need more rain.
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