Public Service Announcement – Extreme cold weather warning for January 14 & 15, 2022
Notice to Listuguj Community members that the evening of January 14th and the morning of January 15th, there will be an Extreme Cold Weather Warning in effect for Listuguj and the surrounding areas.
Extreme cold weather warning issued for:
Edmundston and Madawaska County, N.-B.
Campbellton and Restigouche County, N.-B.
Grand-Falls and Victoria County, N.-B.
An episode during which the wind chill will be very high is expected.
Strongest wind chill: -36 Degrees.
Regions: Central and Northwestern New Brunswick.
Period: from late this evening until Saturday morning.
The extreme cold affects everyone.
Cover up accordingly. Frostbite can develop within minutes on skin exposed to wind chill.
An Extreme Cold Warning is issued when wind chill or very cold temperatures present a high health hazard (frostbite, hypothermia, etc.).
Today forecast
| Today | Snow ending this morning then mainly cloudy. Amount 2 cm. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. Temperature falling to minus 15 this afternoon. Wind chill minus 12 this morning and minus 26 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. |
| Tonight | Cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries overnight. Local blowing snow. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. Low minus 18. Wind chill near minus 30. Risk of frostbite. |
| Sat, 15 Jan | Cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries early in the morning then a mix of sun and cloud. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 60. High minus 15. Wind chill near minus 30. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low. |
| Night | Clear. Low minus 18. |
