I braved the vortex this morning to walk to a local supermarket (less than two miles round trip). In the end, to my surprise, I overdid the layers. I was hot and sweaty when I got home. The only real challenge was my face. I brought goggles, but the wind wasn’t blowing hard enough to justify them. In the end, I just pulled up my neck warmers and that was fine. Moisture control is a pain, though, with every breath creating crackling ice.
Daily Archives: January 30, 2019
Negative 30!
Definitely the coldest I’ve ever seen in the Twin Cities. Raw temp is -30°F; wind chill is -52.
I saw this explanation of the “Polar Vortex” on the MPR News Updraft blog yesterday: