Frigid temperatures this weekend prompt cold weather advisories

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Winter coldest air mass blows into Minnesota this weekend. Looking at the latest weather maps, it appears likely a string of subzero nights will last more than a week. 

Southern Minnesota and the Twin Cities may claw above zero a couple of days next week. But many northern Minnesota locations may remain below zero for up to 10 days.

Basically most of the Upper Midwest is under 

Wind chill warnings cover the Red River Valley and northwest Minnesota. Wind chills may approach minus 50 this weekend in northwest Minnesota.

Here’s the view on wind chills Friday night from the Duluth National Weather Service office.

Wind chill advisories blanket most of southern Minnesota including the Twin Cities. Wind chills could hit minus 35 in parts of central and southern Minnesota. 

The upper air pattern over the northern hemisphere continues to pump bitterly cold arctic air into Minnesota through next week. Watch as a second polar vortex lobe spins southward into Minnesota late next week.

Most of Minnesota will stay below zero all weekend. Southern Minnesota may claw to around zero by Monday through Wednesday afternoons. 

The temperature guidance for next week strongly suggests the mostly subzero air will remain in place. 

The medium-range forecast suggests the cold wave may break after Presidents Day on Feb. 15.

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Paul Huttner

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The coldest air of winter is pushing into Minnesota this weekend. Most of Minnesota will likely remain near or below zero for the next 10 days.

Upper air forecast Wednesday through Saturday Feb 10-12

NOAA via tropical tidbits

European model (ECMWF) temperature forecast for 6 am Sunday

ECMWF via pivotal weather

NOAA

Grand Forks NWS Office

Duluth National Weather Service

NOAA GFS model temperature forecast through next week

Bitter, sustained 10-day mostly subzero cold wave kicks in

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