Pawan Kumar
La Ronge is under an extreme cold warning
When extremely low temperatures or wind chill present a high risk for health conditions including frost bite and hypothermia, extreme cold alerts are issued. Wind chill levels between -45 and -50 C are likely to be quite low. The Prince Albert National Park, Montreal Lake, Pinehouse Lake, Candle Lake, Lac La Ronge, and Narrow Hills Provincial Parks are also included in the alert.
Even though the wind chill will occasionally decrease, the week’s majority of days are expected to be very chilly. Shortness of breath, chest pain, muscle pain and weakness, numbness, and changes in finger and toe colour are among the symptoms of the common cold that Environment Canada advises people to keep an eye out for.
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Take cover. On exposed skin, especially with wind chill, frostbite can form in just a few minutes. “Your pet shouldn’t be left outside if it’s too chilly for you to stay there,” the saying goes.
Tonight’s low in La Ronge is predicted to be -34 C, but the wind chill will make it feel like -47 C.
With a high of -27 C and a low of -28 C, Thursday will primarily be sunny. Friday will be cloudy with a high and low of -14 C and -17 C, respectively.
La Ronge is still under an extreme cold warning as the evening low is predicted to be -37 °C, but the wind chill will make it feel like -48 °C.
According to Environment and Climate Change Canada Meteorologist Terri Lang, “We do have a ridge of high pressure that has kind of parked itself over the province and with that comes the very, really cold air and also the really high wind chill values.”
“When the temperatures are this low and the wind chill is this extreme, frostbite can occur on exposed skin in minutes and hypothermia can set in pretty quickly.”
The Montreal Lake, Pinehouse Lake, Prince Albert National Park, Candle Lake, Lac La Ronge, and Narrow Hills Provincial Parks are also under the extreme cold alert.
