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extreme cold warning in effectA prolonged period of very cold wind chills continues.Where: Old Crow, Dawson, Mayo, Beaver Creek, Pelly - Carmacks, and Faro - Ross River.When: Now through Sunday morning.What: Wind chills at times near minus 50Remarks; A stationary arctic ridge of high pressure is bringing very cold wind chills to the north and central Yukon. The wind chill values will be below minus 40 and at times near minus 50 today through Sunday morning.Conditions are expected to improve Sunday afternoon.###Extreme cold puts everyone at risk.Watch for cold related symptoms: shortness of breath, chest pain, muscle pain and weakness, numbness and colour change in fingers and toes.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 #YTStorm.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