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Extreme cold expected this weekend
The Leavenworth Times
Leavenworth County will be under a wind chill advisory Friday morning. And wind chills may get even colder this weekend, the county s emergency management director said. It s going to be extremely cold, Leavenworth County Emergency Management Director Chuck Magaha said.
There also are chances for snow this weekend. Snow could start falling Friday afternoon, Magaha said.
In issuing a wind chill advisory for Friday morning for Leavenworth County and surrounding counties, the National Weather Service advised that wind chills could drop to between -10 and -20.
On Thursday afternoon, local school officials began announcing the cancellation of classes for Friday because of the threat of dangerous wind chills.
Updated 9:28 a.m. Feb. 2, 2021, with updated weather forecast information.
Leavenworth County’s emergency management director thinks the groundhog will see its shadow today, at least when it comes to predicting the weather for this area.
According to Groundhog Day tradition, if the animal emerges from its hole on Feb. 2 and sees its shadow, it will become scared and retreat. And this means there will be six more weeks of winter weather.
And while temperatures in the Leavenworth area are expected to warm up during the next couple of days, much colder temperatures are expected by the end of the week.