The Last Cold Day
@just4him (323168)
Green Bay, Wisconsin
January 31, 2019 11:21am CST
I woke up at 6 this morning, well a little before. I was watching the weather at 6. It was -39 at that time, wind chill. The regular temp was -20. Schools are still closed. The mail is still not delivering. Most businesses are closed. Traffic is almost non-existent. I looked at an article someone here posted about the number of people who died from this Arctic Vortex we're in and saw a photo of the wind chills covering several states. St that time, it was only a couple hours ago, several hours since my forecast, and showed Green Bay with a wind chill -41. Yes, it's cold out there.
I had sent an e-mail to my pool friend. She sent one back and told me that when the schools are closed, so is the Y. I'm hoping to be back in the pool tomorrow. It's been a long time since I was at the pool, not since last week Monday.
Now for the unbelievable news. As cold as it's been over the past week, it feels like spring wants in on the action here. We're rising to 44 F on Sunday. Notice there isn't a negative sign in front of that number. On Monday we have a rain/snow mix and a temp of 47 F. Unreal. Then we go back to normal winter temps the next day at 23.
It seems Mother Nature is having a good laugh at our expense. I'm not laughing. Those unreal temps mean my snow will melt. Maybe not all of it, but perhaps half. I'm not looking forward to the melting snow. On the bright side, it won't take long to warm up the car on Sunday for church.
How are you handling this cold weather if you are in the path of this cold snap? Aren't you glad you're not if you're anywhere but in the path of this cold snap?
Thanks for reading.
I just snapped a picture of conditions and hit the perfect time. It's starting to warm up. We're up to -31. 
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@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
31 Jan 19
Mother Nature sure is having a good time. I will have a high of 44 with clear skies and sun today.
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@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
2 Feb 19
@just4him ......We've only had about one week of weather lower than that.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
2 Feb 19
@celticeagle Wow, you haven't had much of a winter this year then.
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@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
31 Jan 19
yes it is even colder here then it should be. making my arthritis terrible painful
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@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
2 Feb 19
@just4him what do you take for it?
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
2 Feb 19
@bunnybon7 Ibuprofen. It's the only thing that works for me.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
31 Jan 19
so thankful that there's'n end'n sight to that front. there's no tellin' how many more folks 'n critters're gonna perish due to such. we've 'd odd weather here all winter. 70's one day, front comes through 'n we lose 40-50 degrees'n less'n 24 hrs 'n then such bounces right back to near our norms. managed to get a couple'f light snows that 'twere thankfully wet'uns 's we're still battlin' drought. i've great hopes the snows continue'n the mountains 'f northern colorado 'n down this way. if'n not, 'tis gonna be 'nother crispy spring/summer.
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@whiteream (8567)
• United States
31 Jan 19
I fully understand not liking the cold. I stay home, but the cold comes up through the floors and you can really feel it in our kitchen.
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@LeaPea2417 (40020)
• Toccoa, Georgia
31 Jan 19
I can't imagine being in cold like that!
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
2 Feb 19
Yes, it is very difficult to breathe when it's this cold.
@wolfgirl569 (135582)
• Marion, Ohio
31 Jan 19
I am glad to see it warm up this weekend. Hoping all of our snow will go away. And the ice under it from the last short warm up.
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@wolfgirl569 (135582)
• Marion, Ohio
2 Feb 19
@just4him We have ice from the last melt under the snow. I just watch where I walk right now. Glad you will get more snow soon.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
2 Feb 19
I hope you won't have ice from the melting. They're predicting icy roads with the melt tomorrow. I only hope it doesn't all melt, but we do have more snow on the way to make up for any snow melt.
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
2 Feb 19
@wolfgirl569 The only thing I'm worried about, and I always worry before the fact, is the icy roads tomorrow on the way to church. My tires spin on ice. Either that or I end up doing a 180. The only time that happened, last winter, was on a roundabout. I couldn't go in the direction I intended and ended up in a 180 spin. I was on the way to church.
@Marilynda1225 (91013)
• United States
31 Jan 19
Our schools are closed for the third day in a row and I haven't even thought about venturing outside. Even our dogs don't want to be outside very long.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
2 Feb 19
Nothing wants to be outside for long in that kind of weather. I'm glad it finally broke and we're seeing more normal temps this weekend, though they are a might on the warm side for winter.
@Elizaby (6902)
• Pensacola, Florida
31 Jan 19
We are already here mid afternoon approaching 60F with a warming trend to wear the high will be iin the low 70Fs for about 3 or days before the next cold front comes in for a day a week from Friday with the high that day bein forecast t0 be 58F with a low in the 40Fs and no freeze in sight which is not typical
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
31 Jan 19
It is pouring down rain here with thunder and lightning.
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@hillhjill (23761)
• United States
31 Jan 19
When we are in that cold snap also, last night was -14 so that was a heat wave compared to the night before when it was -33, by this weekend it's supposed to be very nice and then winter starts again after that.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
3 Feb 19
@hillhjill Not that warm here.
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@hillhjill (23761)
• United States
3 Feb 19
@just4him yes me too, I was running around today outside in a t-shirt.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
31 Jan 19
I just can't imagine temps like that. It's 27 here in the south today and we're about frozen!
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
2 Feb 19
@just4him Thanks, but I really hope you stay warm too!
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@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
31 Jan 19
Good god you've been really cold.
We're at 16f Right Now. Was at 8F at 3 this morning. We have only had the realfeel temps in the negative so far, not the temps.
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@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
3 Feb 19
@just4him not perfect but pretty close
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
31 Jan 19
I know, right? I'm happy for the warm up tomorrow, but it's very confusing. At least anything above 0 will feel nice
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@MommyOfEli2013 (89432)
• Rupert, Idaho
31 Jan 19
I can't imagine how cold that is....we've got negative temps before but never that bad! We've had a nice week in the low 40's mostly. That'll be a big difference there when it's in the 40's.
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