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Frigid Chill

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Jan 9, 2010 5:15PM

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Photo by fotomattic

Bust out the tauntauns, Winter is back with a vengeance. After some balmy days with highs in the 20s, a blast of arctic air is rolling back into town like the drunk aunt we never missed and we're gonna feel its brute force today. Highs will struggle to break double-digits in some areas and not get out of the lower teens in others. But tonight is when it's gonna get even colder with lows below zero or, if you're lucky, a few degrees above. Throw in some wind and wind chills another 10-to-15 below and, well, you'd better bundle up tonight. Stay warm.