Cold/Wind Chill in Windsor, Vermont

Minimum temperatures on the morning of the 11th (Tuesday) were 0 to 10 below zero with winds creating wind chills in the 15 to 25 below zero range. Daytime highs only reached the single numbers above zero with still sub-zero wind chills. Lows Tuesday night fell below zero early then rose overnight but combined with south winds of 10 to 20 mph still created wind chills in the 10 to 20 below zero range.

Arctic high pressure moving from central Canada across the Great Lakes into the northeast on January 11th. Brisk northwest winds of 10 to 20 mph delivered sub-zero air temperatures, that combined created apparent temperatures (wind chill) in the 20 to 35 below zero range across north-central and northeast VT and higher elevations with 15 to 25 below zero elsewhere by daybreak on January 11th.

High temperatures on the 11th ranged from single numbers above and below zero with wind chills still in the teens below zero. Low temperatures during the early night of the 11th were sub-zero and began to rise overnight due to a south wind. However, brisk south winds of 15 to 25 mph actually created wind chills in the 10 to 20 below zero range.

Numerous school districts closed school and after school activities due to the cold and COVID related complications according to local media.