-40 Barrow Ak (Galena: ferry, clothing, weather) - Alaska (AK) - City-Data Forum

dhoo · 01-23-2011, 06:43 PM

Is it true that is -40 in barrow today? according to yahoo weather?

Floyd_Davidson · 01-23-2011, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by dhoo

Is it true that is -40 in barrow today? according to yahoo weather?

Nahhh, it ain't so. It's only -38F, and hasn't been -40 for a couple of hours.

flyonpa · 01-23-2011, 07:24 PM

So it warm'ed up some?

roadfamily6now · 01-23-2011, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Floyd_Davidson

Nahhh, it ain't so. It's only -38F, and hasn't been -40 for a couple of hours.

Barkingowl · 01-23-2011, 07:29 PM

What sort of clothing keeps one warm outside at -40*?

AADAD · 01-23-2011, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Barkingowl

What sort of clothing keeps one warm outside at -40*?

hand warmers in your pants.

stiffnecked · 01-23-2011, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Barkingowl

What sort of clothing keeps one warm outside at -40*?

Same ones that keep you warm at -45....

writerwife · 01-23-2011, 07:59 PM

It just looks cold on the webcam. It just has that certain frozen Arctic tundra, eyelashes freezing to your eyeballs look about it. I saw that it's -61 with the windchill right now there. brrr.

Marty Van Diest · 01-23-2011, 08:03 PM

I saw that it was -58 in Galena today.

No wind though

Nephler · 01-23-2011, 10:02 PM

My trip on the ferry up here is one I will never forget, just wonderful it was.