Arctic cold and dangerous wind chills for Valentine's Day

Air temperatures early Sunday morning are in the 20s below zero in most areas. There are some spots in northern Minnesota that have dropped into the 30s below zero. The Twin Cities metro area and parts of southeastern Minnesota are in the teens below zero.

Wind chill warnings continue this morning due to dangerous wind chills. Those warnings become wind chill advisories Sunday afternoon in eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin:

Here are details of the wind chill warning in the Twin Cities metro area, which becomes a wind chill advisory at 11 a.m. today:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 351 AM CST Sun Feb 14 2021 ...VERY DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS INTO MONDAY MORNING... .A Wind Chill Warning is in effect for all of central and southern Minnesota and west central Wisconsin tonight through this morning. Wind chill values during this time are expected to range between 35 degrees below zero and 50 degrees below zero. A Wind Chill Warning continues through Monday morning along and west of a line from Long Prairie to Hutchinson to Albert Lea. Wind chill values during this time are expected to be cooler than 35 degrees below zero. A Wind Chill Advisory is in effect for east-central Minnesota and west-central Wisconsin tonight through Monday morning, where wind chills could occasionally be cooler than 30 degrees below zero. MNZ045-052-053-060>063-070-078-WIZ014>016-023>028-141800- /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0007.210214T1700Z-210215T1600Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210214T1700Z/ Kanabec-Isanti-Chisago-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington-Dakota- Goodhue-Polk-Barron-Rusk-St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Chippewa- Eau Claire- Including the cities of Mora, Cambridge, Center City, Minneapolis, Blaine, St Paul, Stillwater, Hastings, Red Wing, Osceola, Rice Lake, Ladysmith, Hudson, River Falls, Menomonie, Durand, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire 351 AM CST Sun Feb 14 2021 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM CST MONDAY... * WHAT...For the Wind Chill Warning, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 45 below zero. For the Wind Chill Advisory, very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 30 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Wisconsin and east central and southeast Minnesota. * WHEN...For the Wind Chill Warning, until 11 AM CST this morning. For the Wind Chill Advisory, from 11 AM this morning to 10 AM CST Monday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Avoid outside activities if possible. When outside, make sure you wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.

Here are forecast details for northeastern Minnesota:

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Very cold highs and lows

Sunday high temps stay below zero in all areas, with double-digits below zero to the northwest:

Low temps late Sunday night and early Monday morning will be in the 20s below zero, with some 30s below zero in the far north:

Records shattered on Saturday

The high temperature at MSP airport was 3 below zero yesterday. That set a new Twin Cities record for coldest Feb. 13 high temperature, breaking the old record of zero, set in 1909.

Several spots in northern Minnesota also had record cold highs on Saturday, as well as record low temps:

This Updraft blog will be updated around 10:15 a.m. with details about the coming week.

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