In Duluth:
The arctic air masses of the extreme north have unhinged again and are sliding our way. This morning’s wake up temperatures should be between -17 and -27. The wind will be NW from 10-20 mph so wind chill will be a factor. We have a Windchill Warning in effect through Tuesday.
Monday’s sky conditions will be partly cloudy for most towns due to the high air pressure of the arctic air mass. An exception will be found on the South Shore because the NW wind will create a chance for lake-effect snow. The “high” temperatures this afternoon will come “up” to a range of -8 to -16. The normals are +1 for a low and +19 for a high.
Tuesday, we’ll likely get down to the -30 range in the morning and get up to -12 by the afternoon with a clear to partly cloudy sky. Wednesday will be this week’s warm day with a high of 13!
Meanwhile, in Australia:
A record-setting heat wave impacted much of Australia during the final week of 2013 and the first week of 2014.
The heat wave was a fitting end to 2013, which has been confirmed as the hottest year in Australia on record by the Australia Bureau of Meteorology.
Although this heat wave was not as long in duration as some notable heat waves of past years, many areas recorded their hottest day on record.
and this
Firefighters are on high alert, with a heatwave in South Australia, Western Australia, Victoria and New South Wales set to produce dangerous conditions and prompting a catastrophic fire danger warning.
The South Australia country fire service (CFS) issued a catastrophic fire danger alert for the south-east region on Tuesday, and advised residents in bushfire-prone areas to get out straight away…
Extreme fire danger was also forecast for the Victorian regions of Wimmera and the south-west and there will be a total fire ban in place for the south-west, north central, Mallee, northern country, Wimmera, east Gippsland, north-east, central west and south Gippsland regions owing to the high temperatures and strong winds.
The heatwave will reach increasingly severe levels in regional areas of NSW and Victoria on Tuesday, and in South Australia and Western Australia by Friday, according to the Bureau of Meteorology’s pilot heatwave forecast.
The temperature is predicted to reach 39C in Melbourne, 36C in Hobart, and 41C in Adelaide on Tuesday. Regional areas of South Australia, NSW and Victoria will see temperatures in the low- to mid-40s this week as the second major heatwave for the year progresses.
Record temperatures earlier this month added to what the bureau described as “one of the most significant multi-day heatwaves on record”.
Reminds me of the statistician who had his head in the oven and his feet in a bucket of liquid nitrogen. When asked how he felt he replied, “On average, I’m comfortable.”