Seattle was colder than Alaska’s Arctic Coast this morning
Jan 3, 2017, 7:27 AM
By 10 p.m. on Monday, temperatures in Seattle had dropped to 27 degrees. Meanwhile, Barrow, Alaska was a balmy 29, the National Weather Service points out. (NWS)
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Today (Jan. 3) is expected to be the coldest day this week in Seattle. So far, the weather hasn’t disappointed.
Highs are expected to hover near freezing. And the lows are definitely low.
With a high of 23 degrees at 6 a.m., the National Weather Service reports Seattle was colder than Alaska’s Arctic Coast, Reykjavik, Iceland, and much of southern Greenland.
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KIRO 7 Meteorologist Morgan Palmer says that while it may have been 23 degrees outside, it felt much colder, thanks to the wind chill.
Feels like TWELVE DEGREES in #Seattle! BRRR!https://t.co/pvFp8skJvg #wawx pic.twitter.com/Mwcksbcsdi
— Morgan Palmer (@MorganKIRO7) January 3, 2017
High winds expected to hit some of the Puget Sound lowlands tonight could make temperatures even more unbearable. The Weather Service issued a Wind Advisory for 8 p.m. Tuesday through noon on Wednesday. Easterly winds of up to 30 mph are possible in the foothills of the Cascades and areas north of Seattle.
Luckily, drivers won’t have to worry too much about ice this week, according to National Weather Service Meteorologist Mike McFarland
“It helps that the air mass moving in is real dry,” he explained. “So that tends to dry things up. What little snow is around, tends to just evaporate and the ice just tends to go away. I don’t think you’re going to see a lot of ice …”
McFarland says temperatures will gradually warm up as we get closer to the weekend. Forecasts for later this week call for a weak system that will bring rain and possibly light snow to some areas. Moisture will be limited, according to the National Weather Service.
