Area schools closed for wind-chill warning; snow expected

IRONWOOD — The Gogebic Range was included in a National Weather Service wind-chill advisory through noon today, closing area schools.

The advisory was also in effect in Minnesota.

The weather service warned that wind-chill readings could dip as low as 33-below, as west winds of 5 to 15 miles per hour were expected to gust up to 25 mph.

The temperature at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Ironwood was 2 degrees, although the sun was shining. The wind-chill reading at that time was minus-4.

Looking ahead, the coldest day coming up will be Sunday, when a high of minus-2 and low of minus-13 is predicted.

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