100 below wind chill is forecast for Friday night on Mt. Washington

[gristy]

ALERT: WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH 10 PM EST THURSDAY...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST THURSDAY THROUGH NOON EST SUNDAY

A powerful cold front will cross the region, producing extremely cold temperatures and dangerously low wind chill values over this forecast period. High pressure tracking east away from the region may create a brief period of partial clearing at the summit Thursday. Southwesterly flow on the backside of the departing ridge will allow for more seasonable temperatures Thursday. The summit will quickly become shrouded in fog by Thursday evening with light snow showers developing. Strong forcing on the leading edge of the front and a sufficient supply of low-level moisture will lead snow showers to become more widespread overnight Thursday, with the possibility of heavy snowfall at times during the night. Winds will rapidly increase and significantly colder air will usher into the region with the passage of the frontal boundary Thursday night. Strong northwesterly winds paired with frigid temperatures will make the air feel even colder on exposed skin, increasing the risk of frostbite and hypothermia. A wind chill warning will replace an advisory at 10 pm on Thursday due to the extreme cold conditions, with the wind chill warning remaining in effect through Sunday as temperatures continue to drop. Temperatures will quickly drop to around 25 below zero by early Friday morning and will continue to fall through the day, with summit temperatures nearing 40 below by the evening. Temperatures will fall even further into Friday night with wind speeds nearing or exceeding 100 mph. The dangerously cold conditions and elevated winds will produce wind chill values as low as 100 below to 110 below Friday night.

https://www.mountwashington.org/experience-the-weather/higher-summit-forecast.aspx

Also:

New England braces for ‘epic, generational arctic outbreak’
Wind chills in northern Maine could approach minus-60, the lowest in decades. The worst of the cold is expected Friday night.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/02/02/wind-chill-warning-new-england-northeast-subzero/

[democrank]

1. Kick

Hope folks heed these warnings

[Vinca]

2. We're down in the NH banana belt and the wind chill is only going to be 40 below. AAAARRRRRGGGGG!

Luckily, this is only a 2 day frozen nightmare, then we're back to normal cold.

[48656c6c6f20]

3. So how many people live on Mt Washington?

[maxsolomon]

5. There will likely be some idiot heading up there to experience it

People die regularly on that mountain.

[patphil]

7. No one lives up there, it's an observatory.

https://www.mountwashington.org/

People work up there and there is both a road and a cog railroad that go up there. I've ridden a van to the observatory. It's an interesting place.

[OAITW r.2.0]

4. Looks like I'll be firing up the cellar woodstove tomorrow. nt

My house has views of Mt. Washington and 50 mile views out to the Bigelow Mt. range. Which means that I'll get a full frontal assault by the wind....

[FakeNoose]

6. Not a good day for cross country skiing ... or rock climbing

Brrrr! Just stay home by the fire until this thing blows over.