The National Weather Service changed several of its winter weather terms in October 2024. Here is what they new terms mean.

So what exactly is an extreme cold watch? In October 2024, the NWS stopped issuing wind chill watches, warnings and advisories. The NWS replaced them with extreme cold watches, extreme cold ...

This new type of weather warning was activated because of the dangerously cold temperatures and wind-chill readings in ...

The watch will last from Sunday night to Wednesday ... But it's the wind you have to worry about. Wind chill is what the air temperature feels like on exposed human skin. The lower the temperature ...

The changes started on Oct. 1. According to the NWS, the following changes will be made to winter weather watches, warnings and advisories: Wind Chill Watches will be renamed to an Extreme Cold ...

It’s seems like we’ve had an unusual number of days with powerful winds this winter, even for a Minnesota winter.

Here is an explanation of weather terms you should be familiar with. Wind chill watches, warnings get new names from National Weather Service In 2024, the National Weather Service made the ...