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Health & Fitness

It's not the snow, it's the brrrrr....cold!

Today we are going to Canada to look at a forecast current weather map for mid week.  A high pressure system will move rapidly south and east through Regina and over the middle USA.  This is ushering in the coldest temps of the season by far and a reinforcing shot of cold (the big blue H located between Whitehorse and Yellowknife) will insure the cold makes it to the eastern seaboard (read: West Hartford).  I'll report later in the week about the snow.   I know the weather outlets are calling for a 'big one' later this week.  I don't quite yet believe the maps and want to see some further data.  What I am concerned about is the bitter cold that will arrive on Thursday.  I think we will have at least one and maybe two nights of temps below zero in West Hartford and well below zero in parts of the state.  I think -5 is attainable here and -10 will be achieved on parts of the state.  The temps on friday will not break single digits over widespread areas of CT so take the following precautions:  If you have oil or propane heat; make sure you have enough fuel for several days beyond Friday.  Frigid temps will increase demand tremendously and oil consumption will be high.  Also, if you have a fireplace or wood stove, make sure you have plenty of wood indoors in case of an electrical failure.  Good news is that it is a fairly fast moving system and much milder air is on the back side of it.  I'll talk this week about visual signs that can tell you (in the absence of a computer, radio or TV) that a cold snap is breaking.  I expect those signs will be abundant on a still-cold Saturday.   More later, stay tuned!

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