Albertans brace for bone-chilling weather and show off their frozen faces

Extreme cold warnings are in place for all of Alberta on Monday as the polar vortex pushes its way across the prairies.

Extreme cold warnings are in place for all of Alberta

CBC News · Posted: Feb 08, 2021 5:55 PM EST | Last Updated: February 9, 2021

It is extremely cold across the Prairies and Albertans are sharing photos of their faces as they brave the frigid temperatures. (Amjad Palani)

Extreme cold warnings are in place for all of Alberta as the polar vortex pushes its way across the Prairies.

In Alberta, the lowest temperature Sunday was recorded in Fort Chipewyan, about 710 km northeast of Edmonton, where it was –47.3 C, breaking the previous record of –45.6 C set in 1936.

Polar vortex breaks temperature records across Prairies, bitter cold expected to linger

Calgary hasn't reached that level of cold yet, but as of Tuesday afternoon it was –25 C, or –36 with the wind chill.

Environment Canada has said the cold snap is expected to persist into the weekend for many areas of Alberta. It recommended covering up as the risk of frost bite is high in these conditions.

CBC Calgary asked Albertans to share photos of their frozen eyelashes, beards and hair as they brave the cold Monday. Here are a few of the snapshots!