By Brian Konrad

Extreme cold followed by chinook on Thursday

Feb 7, 2017 | 4:53 AM

MEDICINE HAT, AB – The snow has moved off, but several areas of Alberta are now bracing for extreme cold.

Environment Canada has issued extreme cold warnings for Medicine Hat and Cypress County, the Brooks-Strathmore-Vulcan region and the Oyen-Hanna and Coronation district

The wind chill could approach minus 40 degrees for the next two days.

Medicine Hat isn’t in the warning, but forecasters say wind chills here could still bottom out at minus 39 over the next two days.

The end is in sight, however, as Thursday’s high is forecast to reach 7 degrees in Medicine Hat.

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