How Long Will Wind Continue In Point Pleasant?

The snow may have stopped, but the blustery winds that are bringing dangerous wind chills make the idea of shoveling the sidewalk and driveway less than enticing.

The National Weather Service canceled its winter weather advisory, but the wind chill advisory will remain in effect until 11 a.m. Monday.

The Weather Underground website is calling for the wind speeds -- at about 35 mph this morning -- to slowly dissipate today into tonight, with average wind speeds expected to be around 15 mph during the day Monday before falling to single digits by Tuesday morning.

However, by Tuesday morning we may also have another shot of snow. Weather Underground is calling for 3 to 5 inches of the white stuff, to go with what fell overnight Saturday into this morning -- reported to be a dusting in Point Pleasant, according to the National Weather Service.

Wind chills between now and then could be as low as 20 below zero, the service said. The chart above gives relative wind chills, and how quickly frostbite can set in as a result of different wind speeds.

The NWS Windchill Temperature (WCT) index uses advances in science, technology, and computer modeling to provide an accurate, understandable, and useful formula for calculating the dangers from winter winds and freezing temperatures. The index:

• • Calculates wind speed at an average height of 5 feet, the typical height of an adult human face, based on readings from the national standard height of 33 feet, typical height of an anemometer
  • Is based on a human face model
  • Incorporates heat transfer theory: heat loss from the body to its surroundings, during cold and breezy/windy days
  • Lowers the calm wind threshold to 3 mph
  • Uses a consistent standard for skin tissue resistance
  • Assumes no impact from the sun, i.e., clear night sky.

Here’s a look at how the wind sounded at the beach this morning: