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National Weather Service:
Extreme Cold Warning

Current Conditions
Updated: 1:53 AM CST on February 11, 2012
Clear Staples: -6°
 Clear
Wind: 9 mph from the WNW
Dew Point: -15 °F
Pressure: 30.56 in
Windchill: -22 °F
Humidity: 65%
Visibility: 10.0 miles
Local Radar
Local Satellite
5 Day Forecast for Staples
Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed
Clear Clear Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy
Clear Clear Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy
9° | -6° 20° | 5° 25° | 16° 32° | 18° 32° | 20°
Forecast as of 2:57 PM CST on February 10, 2012

Extreme cold warning in effect from 3 am to 9 am CST Saturday...
Tonight
Mostly clear. Lows 10 below to 15 below zero. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Wind chill readings 23 below to 33 below zero.
Saturday
Sunny. Highs 10 to 15. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear. Lows 5 below to zero. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
Sunday
Not as cold. Sunny. Highs 20 to 25. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Not as cold. Mostly clear. Lows around 10 above. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Monday through Tuesday
Partly cloudy. Highs 30 to 35. Lows around 15.
Tuesday Night through Thursday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows around 20. Highs around 35.
Friday
Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. Highs 30 to 35.
Astronomy
Sunrise:07:29 AM (CST) Moon Rise:10:49 PM (CST)
Sunset:05:38 PM (CST) Moon Set:08:52 AM (CST)
Moon Phase
Feb. 11 Feb. 14 Feb. 21 Feb. 29 Mar. 08
Extreme Cold Warning
Statement as of 10:40 PM CST on February 10, 2012

... Extreme cold warning remains in effect from 3 am to 9 am CST
Saturday...

* temperature... low temperatures early Saturday morning will
range from 6 below zero to near 15 below zero. Wind chill values
will range from 25 below zero to 30 below zero.

* Impacts... be prepared for dangerously cold conditions that can
cause frostbite or hypothermia. If traveling... ensure your
vehicle is in good working order and have a winter weather
survival kit.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

An extreme cold warning means that dangerously low temperatures
are expected for a prolonged period of time. Frostbite and
hypothermia are likely if exposed to these temperatures... so make
sure a hat and heavy gloves or mittens are available.
 

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