P.E.I. wind chills to break -25 Thursday morning

Temperatures expected to remain cold

Image | Winter dressed workers in Charlottetown

Caption: People working outside will be dressed warmly again Thursday. (Brian Higgins/CBC)

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for P.E.I. regarding cold temperatures Thursday morning.
With temperatures at -18 C and -19 C around the province and winds gusting to 50 km/h, it's expected to feel like -25 or -30 with the windchill.
The agency issued the special weather statement at 7:50 a.m.
The temperature will eventually climb to -13 C Wednesday. It is forecast to top out at -8 C late Thursday evening and remain there overnight.
It is expected to remain cold on the Island for the next week, with the temperature never rising above -7 C. The normal high for this time of year -2 C.