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Louisville, Kentucky – Winter across the Ohio Valley isn’t defined by extreme cold alone, but by the wind that transforms seasonal temperatures into a genuine safety concern. From late January into early February, frequent cold fronts and steady breezes are making the cold feel sharper and more dangerous across a region stretching from southern Ohio through Kentucky and into southern Indiana.
According to the National Weather Service, wind chill measures how quickly exposed skin loses heat when wind strips away the thin insulating layer of warmth the body naturally produces. In the Ohio Valley, winter cold often arrives with persistent wind rather than prolonged snow cover, making wind chill one of the primary drivers of cold-related risk, even when air temperatures appear manageable…