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Wind chill warning

Environment Canada issued at 19:45 tonight a wind chill warning for the Lethbridge region.

Cold Arctic air has moved into Alberta and will cause overnight temperatures to drop below -30° C tonight. Winds of 15 km/h are forecast to persist into Tuesday morning producing wind chill values below -40. Wind chills will warm slightly throughout Tuesday as temperatures rise above -30; however, wind chills below -40 will return Tuesday evening.

At these extreme wind chill values, frostbite on exposed skin may occur in less than 10 minutes.