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Yahoo
04-03-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Here's why ‘Excessive Heat Warnings' are going away
KXAN (AUSTIN) — As part of the National Weather Service's 'Hazard Simplification Program,' Excessive Heat Watches and Excessive Heat Warnings will be undergoing a name change starting March 4, 2025. Going forward the word 'Excessive' will be replaced by the word 'Extreme' in these warnings. The National Weather Service said the change will 'align our terminology with the Extreme Cold Watch and Warning products' and provide more consistency among weather partners. Just last year, the National Weather Service consolidated a number of its winter weather and freezing temperature-related products to simplify and consolidate the verbiage surrounding freezing cold and removed references to 'Wind Chill' in those warnings. Frozen out! The NWS won't issue these winter alerts anymore If you remember, those new winter weather alerts became Cold Weather Advisory and Extreme Cold Warning. They also removed the 'Hard Freeze Watch' and 'Hard Freeze Warning' and consolidated down to just 'Freeze Watch' and 'Freeze Warning.' The changing of the words 'Excessive Heat' to 'Extreme Heat' creates a more consistent language in these heat-related warnings. The alert 'Heat Advisory' will remain unchanged and will be the warm-weather equivalent of Cold Weather Advisory. In Central Texas, we have specific criteria that prompt issuing either a Heat Advisory or the new Extreme Heat Warning. Heat Advisories are issued either when air temperatures are expected to climb to or above 103° or heat index values are expected to climb to or above 108° Extreme Heat Warnings are issued when air temperatures are expected to climb to or above 105° or heat index values are expected to climb to or above 113°. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
19-02-2025
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- Yahoo
Cold weather safety tips
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — It's always important to take extra care during this cold winter weather. WTWO/WAWV spoke with Deanna Jones, a Family Nurse Practitioner at Bright Souls Wellness, and she gave us some tips to stay safe this winter. Cold weather tips for pet owners Jones said to make sure you're wearing plenty of layers of clothing and to keep your skin covered up. She also advised that cold weather can be harder on people with lung issues and people should be watch out for cardiac events. Jones said some signs of cold-related injuries are numbness, tingling, pain or your skin changing colors. 'I think that we don't think a lot about how much we tax our bodies when we're outside in the cold, and how much vasoconstriction goes on. So, you might be shoveling a sidewalk or just moving the snow, and you're doing more of a workout than what you're prepared for or used to,' said Jones. What is a Cold Weather Advisory? Chief Meteorologist Jesse Walker Explains People should also be careful to avoid slipping or falling said Jones. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
19-02-2025
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- Yahoo
Inter Miami and Kansas City might play the coldest soccer game ever. Will Messi?
The "Cold Weather Advisory" warns anyone in Kansas City that "dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes." And yet, on Wednesday night, with forecasted temperatures dipping below 4 degrees Fahrenheit, Sporting Kansas City and Inter Miami are scheduled to play a soccer game. They were originally set to open their seasons Tuesday in the CONCACAF Champions Cup, but snow in Kansas City led to a postponement. On Wednesday, however, it could be even colder. At 7 p.m., when the match is slated to kick off, the forecasted wind chill is -9 degrees; by 9 p.m., it could fall to -11. It will be colder than any game in Major League Soccer's 29-year history, and perhaps one of the coldest soccer games ever recorded anywhere. And it has prompted a raft of questions, including: Will Lionel Messi, Miami's peerless star, participate? Inter head coach Javier Mascherano assured reporters on Monday that Messi is "100% available," no matter the weather. 'I can assure you that Leo will play,' Mascherano said. But, with the game rescheduled from Tuesday to Wednesday, Inter Miami rearranged its plans and is now scheduled to travel to Kansas City on Wednesday morning, a source familiar with the plans told Yahoo Sports. Naturally, fans are skeptical that Messi will join his teammates. And some are questioning whether the game should happen at all. CONCACAF, the North and Central American soccer governing body that runs the Champions Cup, made the original decision to reschedule the match from Tuesday to Wednesday "due to adverse weather conditions expected to impact the Kansas City metropolitan area in the next 24 hours, including significant snow accumulation," it said in a Monday statement. "The decision," it added, was "made to prioritize player and fan safety, and in close coordination with the two participating clubs and the local authorities." On Wednesday, snow is less of a worry. It is expected to stop falling late Tuesday night. And the underground heating system at Children's Mercy Park should make Sporting KC's field perfectly playable. The worry, instead, is hypothermia, or frostbite, or other health issues — from illness to standard injuries — that might stem from the extreme cold. FIFPRO, an umbrella group representing players' unions across the soccer globe, "recommends that training and matches be cancelled and rescheduled when the air temperature is less than -15°C [5 degrees Fahrenheit] and when the Wind Chill Temperature is less than -27°C [-16.6 degrees Fahrenheit]. But there are no CONCACAF or FIFA rules that account for cold temperatures. In Kansas City, there is an expectation that the game will go ahead as (re)planned — in part because there is no room for further postponement on the schedule. This is the first leg of a two-leg knockout matchup. The second leg is set for next Tuesday. And the first leg of the following round is the week after that. On weekends, beginning Saturday, there are MLS matches. (Miami's league opener, originally set for Saturday at 2:30 p.m., has been pushed back to 7:30 to accommodate CONCACAF's 24-hour postponement.) The only viable workaround would have been for Inter Miami to agree to host the first leg and travel to Kansas City for the second leg next week — when KC temperatures will rise back to normal, all the way into the 50s. But now, it is too late to flip the legs. (When asked to confirm that the club was offered this option, and to explain why that switch didn't happen, Inter Miami spokespeople did not respond to messages. CONCACAF also did not respond to emails seeking comment.) There are no rules in part because there is very little precedent for soccer in such cold weather. Most leagues in countries with frigid winters, such as those in Scandinavia and Russia, break for January and February. MLS seasons end in early December and begin in late February, thereby avoiding the worst of the winter months. The coldest MLS game on record was a March 3, 2019 match in Colorado, which clocked in at 18 degrees Fahrenheit. The coldest game between MLS teams was the Feb. 20, 2018 clash between the Colorado Rapids and Toronto FC in the CONCACAF Champions League — which has traditionally started a week or two before the MLS regular season. That Colorado-Toronto game was around 5 degrees Fahrenheit at kickoff, and 3 degrees by conclusion, with the wind chill dipping well below -10 degrees. It was then surpassed as the coldest high-level game on United States soil in January 2022, when the U.S. men's national team played Honduras in a World Cup qualifier in Minnesota. The temperature that day was 2 degrees Fahrenheit at kickoff, with a wind chill of -14. Honduras had to substitute multiple players due to the "extreme climate conditions." Most weather-related controversies, though, have centered on snow. Last year's March 2 match between Real Salt Lake and LAFC, played on a snow-covered pitch in Utah, was branded an "absolute joke" by LAFC coach Steve Cherundolo. Generally, however, clubs in cold-weather cities embrace adverse conditions. As snow fell in Colorado ahead of Tuesday's Champions Cup game between the Rapids and LAFC, the Rapids appeared to subtweet Inter Miami's concern about the conditions in Kansas City. (Inter's nickname is the Herons.) Too cold for 🦩 Perfect for #COLvLAFC 🏔️ — Colorado Rapids (@ColoradoRapids) February 18, 2025 Globally as well, games are occasionally postponed due to snow or heavy rain, but rarely due to cold. In Siberia, a 2018 Russian Premier League game was played amid a wind chill of -13 degrees Fahrenheit. Russian soccer rules stated that teams could refuse to play if temperatures dropped below -15 degrees Celsius (5 degrees Fahrenheit), but thte temp that day at kickoff was -13.9 Celsius (6.98 Fahrenheit). There is no such rule in CONCACAF. So the Kansas City-Miami match will likely go ahead. Messi's participation — which could jeopardize his health in the short and medium term, for the 2025 season ahead — is a decision for him and Inter Miami.
Yahoo
12-02-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Storm Center PM Update: More Snow Chances and Bitter Cold
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Light snow has been falling in southeastern KELOLAND today with Sioux Falls receiving half an inch before noon. These snow showers will continue to taper off and move southeast going into the evening. The bitter cold sticks around going into tonight with skies beginning to clear and lows dropping into the negative teens and 20s. Although winds are going to be light, the wind chill values will be dangerously cold ranging from the -40s for those in the Extreme Cold Warning to -20s and -30s in the Cold Weather Advisory. You will want to throw on extra layers as you head out the door in the morning. Sunshine will return tomorrow with highs staying in the teens to the east and becoming more seasonable the further west you go. The wind will continue to stay on the lighter side and turn to the south. The southerly wind will help us going into Friday and we will warm up, but still continue to stay below average in the 20s. A warm front pushing into eastern KELOLAND will bring increased snow chances Friday evening into Saturday morning, with winds becoming breezy from the south at 15-25 mph. We dry out again for the rest of the weekend before another chance for snow on Monday as an Alberta Clipper moves in. After the snow, a cold week will be ahead with highs staying in the single digits. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
12-02-2025
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PinPoint Alert: Windchill makes already cold temps feel like single-digits, teens
Happy Wednesday! It's a PinPoint Alert Day today with temps in the teens and twenties all over the area. With wind around 3-10 mph, it will feel significantly colder, in the single digits and teens! The Cold Weather Advisory is in effect until noon Thursday. We will have clear skies again today with sunny and gorgeous, but chilly conditions. Highs should make it into the upper-30s and lower-40s. This afternoon, offshore wind will pick up a bit. There is a Wind Advisory for the Cascade Foothills starting tonight at 7pm until tomorrow at noon, for east wind around 15-30 mph with gusts around 40-50 mph. That offshore wind will linger into tomorrow, with cold dry air continuing to push in, which will play a big role as our next weather make comes in tomorrow afternoon and evening. High clouds start to increase late in the day ahead of a weather system that will be impacting Oregon and the southern part of Washington on Thursday afternoon and evening, lingering into Friday morning. Around Western Washington, very dry air will be in place as precipitation falls on Thursday afternoon and evening. Still, we could have some minor accumulation of dry snow across Lewis and southern Pierce and Thurston counties. There could also be minor accumulation or a dusting around Hood Canal Thursday night. Much of the rest of the area could see flurries Thursday afternoon and Thursday night, but right now, it doesn't look like a significant impact for the area. Friday morning, we will still have some light snow mainly across the southern one-third of the area but it will be moving out by mid-morning. I've seen some computer models put totals around a dusting to an inch, and I've seen some models put at least a couple of inches. We'll be refining the forecast for this system as it gets closer, but it appears from all data points that the biggest impact from this weather system will be south of our viewing area. On Friday night, we'll be mainly dry but another weather system moves in during the day Saturday. Depending on the timing of the onset of moisture, we could have a few inches of wet snow or a rain/snow mix in the lowlands before we transition to all rain in the lowlands with snow levels quickly rising back to the mountains. Pass travel could be difficult at times with snow late Saturday through Sunday. From Saturday night into next week in the lowlands, temperatures will moderate with highs Sunday and Monday approaching the average of 50 degrees in Seattle with rain. There is the potential for heavy rain at times late in the weekend into early next week with heavy mountain snow, but we'll fine-tune the forecast timing as we get closer. But all signs point to this nearly month-long stretch of colder than average temperatures coming to an end and a return to milder weather for the second half of February. -Nick
