Wind Chill Warnings and Advisories across nearly half of Colorado- but what's the difference?

First Alert Weather: Wind Chill Advisories and Warnings for nearly half of Colorado

A big Arctic air mass will blast into Colorado this weekend.   It will blanket much of Eastern Colorado.   Wind Chill Warnings and Advisories are posted for the weekend.

CBS News Colorado

A Wind Chill Advisory means the wind and temperature combine to produce a temperature of what it feels like on your skin of -18 degrees to -25 degrees.  Frostbite can happen within 30 minutes.

A Wind Chill Warning means the wind and temperature combine to produce a "feel like" temperature of -25 degrees below for the plains and -35 degrees in the mountains.

It's not recommended that you spend any long periods of times outdoors and protect your children and pets too.

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