If you're not from Colorado, winter here can sound intimidating. Snow. Mountains. Cold. But the reality of living through winter in Colorado Springs is very different than what most people picture.
Yes, we get snow.
No, it's not the kind of winter that shuts your life down for months.
Here's what winter actually looks like.
Colorado Springs does get snowstorms, but one of the biggest surprises for newcomers is how quickly it melts.
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It's very common to get snow one day and see dry roads and sidewalks the next. This isn't a place where snow piles up and lingers for weeks at a time.
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We've uncovered solutions to frequently asked questions that arise during cold weather.
Wind chill refers to how the combination of wind and cold temperatures feels on exposed skin, particularly on the uncovered face of someone about 5 feet tall. The National Weather Service (NWS) calculates wind chill using a simple formula: multiply the wind speed by 0.7, then subtract that value from the air temperature. For example, if the air temperature is 20°F and the wind is blowing at 25 mph, it feels like 3°F on your skin.
To estimate wind chill in real-time, you can use the NWS Wind Chill Calculator. Note that NWS rou...