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extreme cold warning in effectA period of very cold wind chills is expected.A bitterly cold air mass will see temperatures fall to the mid minus thirties, which, when combined with strong northwesterly winds of 40 km/h, will give extreme wind chills near -55 to parts of the Kivalliq tonight into Monday morning.Winds will ease slightly on Monday but wind chills will remain near warning criteria until Tuesday when warmer temperatures move into the region.###Extreme cold puts everyone at risk.Risks are greater for young children, older adults, people with chronic illnesses, people working or exercising outdoors, and those without proper shelter.Extreme cold warnings are issued when very cold temperatures or wind chill creates an elevated risk to health such as frost bite and hypothermia.Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or tweet reports using #NUStorm.Dress warmly. Dress in layers that you can remove if you get too warm. The outer layer should be wind resistant.Cover up. Frostbite can develop within minutes on exposed skin, especially with wind chill.If it’s too cold for you to stay outside, it’s too cold for your pet to stay outside.

Environment Canada