40 below in northern Minnesota Thursday morning
The whole state is colder again, with snow chances south
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The already arctic weather Minnesota turns even colder again Thursday with light snow for the southern half of the state.
Thursday’s forecast
Tuesday and Wednesday were slightly milder days of this cold outbreak in part because of a wind pattern that was briefly more southerly.
Winds have shifted again, and now under more westerly to northerly winds, temperatures are dipping once more.
The entire state is starting Thursday below zero, from negative 30s north to negative single digits south. In fact Shook, which is in north-central Minnesota, hit minus 40, which is only the second time Minnesota has been that cold this season (Crane Lake hit minus 40 Feb. 8, but is monitored by a different NWS office).
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Adding in the wind chill, most places feel like 20 below south to over 40 below north, so all of the state is under a wind chill advisory until at least 9 a.m., with northwestern Minnesota still under the higher category of a wind chill warning until Sunday.
Highs also stay below zero for most of the state.
Besides the cold air, the other weather concern is a weather disturbance that will bring a light dusting of snow across southern Minnesota through the day, including for the Twin Cities in the afternoon hours. While accumulation should stay under an inch, it will be enough to cause some slick spots on the roads.
Even colder air and more dangerous wind chills return over the weekend. That extended forecast will be updated around 9 a.m.
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