Looks are VERY deceiving!!!

We’ve all heard the old saying about a “red sunrise” being bad news for sailors,

but what about for those of us that don’t sail?

We wake up to a beautiful sunrise like this one early on a Sunday morning….

But, low and behold, even with mini-blinds and trophies to welcome the morning sun – here’s

the “look” that you don’t see. It is a difficult picture, so let me help you after you check it out.

Yes, this was taken at 7:31 am this morning. Yes, it does say -9.9* F. Yes, up and to the right in the circle that is 22 mph wind speed. And yes, where you can barely read below that it says wind chill. What is even harder to see is the – 36*F next to the words ‘Wind Chill’. The highest gust of wind so far for the day was 41 mph.  Our lowest temp so far has been -10*F with a high of 2*F. These readings were taken at the airport which is about 6 miles from our house. The only difference being there are no trees near the airport to slow the wind down like we have here, but they’re pretty close to accurate.

So – not only should the sailors who are crazy enough to be out on Lake Winnebago sturgeon (ice) fishing take warning, but any other person who may be in Wisconsin today. The wind chills are dangerously cold and we’ve all been advised to enjoy the sun from inside where our skin will stay frostbite free.

Have a great day!!!

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