Arctic cold this Monday, with coldest morning temps north

Wind chill warnings and advisories this morning

Early morning temps are mainly in the 20s below zero in Minnesota and western Wisconsin. There are several spots in northern Minnesota with 30s below zero.

It doesn’t take much wind to give us very cold wind chills in these conditions. A wind chill warning covers most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin this Monday morning:

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Monday morning wind chill warnings and advisories
National Weather Service

All of northern Minnesota is also in the wind chill warning.

Here are details of the wind chill advisory that includes most of the Twin Cities metro area until 10 a.m. this Monday:

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 255 AM CST Mon Feb 15 2021 ...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS INTO TUESDAY MORNING... .A Wind Chill Warning continues for all of central and southern Minnesota into western Wisconsin until 10 AM Monday, except for the Twin Cities metro which is under a Wind Chill Advisory. Slightly milder temperatures due to the urban heat island effect and light winds will keep wind chills from dropping colder than 35 below inside the metro. Elsewhere, wind chills will occasionally drop to 40 below zero. A Wind Chill Advisory is in effect for western and south-central Minnesota from 9 PM Monday until 9 AM Tuesday. Wind chills will occasionally drop to 35 below zero. MNZ060>063-069-070-151600- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-210215T1600Z/ Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington-Scott-Dakota- Including the cities of Minneapolis, Blaine, St Paul, Stillwater, Shakopee, and Hastings 255 AM CST Mon Feb 15 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 35 below zero. * WHERE...Hennepin, Anoka, Ramsey, Washington and Dakota Counties. * WHEN...Until 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... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.

You can hear updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the MPR network, and you’ll see updated weather info on the MPR News live weather blog.

Temperatures

High temps Monday afternoon will be slightly below zero in most areas:

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Monday forecast highs
National Weather Service

A few spots in the Twin Cities metro area could briefly flirt with zero Monday afternoon.

Monday night/early Tuesday lows will be mainly in the 20s below zero, with teens below to the southeast:

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Monday night forecast lows
National Weather Service

This Updraft blog will be updated around 9:45 a.m. with details on the forecast for the rest of this week.

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