Alaska cold moving into Canada?

[BReb]

I've been following the weather reports from Whitehorse, Canada the last several days because if the frigid (-46 in Fairbanks now) air starts moving into Canada it should hit Whitehorse early. It's -27 in Whitehorse right now- it wasn't forecast to be that low and it hasn't been nearly that cold in past days. Is this a sign of the long-expected shift of the cold Alaska air?

[aggiecutter]

Looks like business is about to pick-up for the lower 48. The Ensembles look cold for the plains and east the first week of february.

http://www.cdc.noaa.gov/map/images/ens/ ... times.html

[txwatcher91]

I've been following the weather reports from Whitehorse, Canada the last several days because if the frigid (-46 in Fairbanks now) air starts moving into Canada it should hit Whitehorse early. It's -27 in Whitehorse right now- it wasn't forecast to be that low and it hasn't been nearly that cold in past days. Is this a sign of the long-expected shift of the cold Alaska air?

I think it probably is. Look at this statement from the NWS. Yukon,AK had a low last night of -58F,which isn't to far from the record. I also noticed what you are talking about in Whitehorse. They are forecast a high of -4F, whereas the current temp is -24F. I just don't see them even getting close to the forecast high of -4F today, or 5F above tomorrow.

MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIRBANKS...FORT WAINWRIGHT... EIELSON AFB...ESTER...NORTH POLE...MOOSE CREEK...TWO RIVERS... FOX...CHATANIKA...CHENA HOT SPRINGS...SOURDOUGH CAMP 544 AM AST THU JAN 26 2006
...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE INTERIOR INTO NEXT WEEK...

THE CURRENT COLD WAVE WILL CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK ACROSS THE INTERIOR WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING BETWEEN 25 AND 50 BELOW.

TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE INTERIOR HAVE FALLEN INTO THE 40S AND 50S BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING.

SOME SELECTED LOW TEMPERATURES FROM THIS MORNING ARE:

FAIRBANKS......46 BELOW EIELSON........44 BELOW NENANA.........51 BELOW TANANA.........49 BELOW FORT YUKON.....58 BELOW BEAVER.........58 BELOW NORTHWAY.......49 BELOW EAGLE..........52 BELOW DENALI PARK....45 BELOW