Arctic cold through Monday; big warmup begins on Tuesday
Updated wind chill warnings and advisories
This is cold!
The Sunday afternoon high temp at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 6 degrees above zero. Our average Twin Cities high temp is 24 degrees this time of year. Much of northern Minnesota stayed below zero Sunday afternoon.
Low temps late Sunday night and early Monday morning are forecast to reach the 20s below zero in roughly the northern half of Minnesota, with teens below and single-digits below zero to the south. Twin Cities metro area lows may dip to about -10 near the downtown areas to -15 or so in the outer suburbs.
Wind chill warnings and advisories
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A wind chill warning starts at 6 p.m. Sunday and runs to noon on Monday in northwestern Minnesota:
Here are details of the wind chill warning:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 345 PM CST Sun Jan 9 2022 MNZ001-002-004>009-013>017-022>024-027-028-101800- /O.NEW.KFGF.WC.W.0003.220110T0000Z-220110T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-220110T0000Z/ West Polk-Norman-Kittson-Roseau-Lake Of The Woods-West Marshall- East Marshall-North Beltrami-Pennington-Red Lake-East Polk- North Clearwater-South Beltrami-Mahnomen-South Clearwater-Hubbard- West Becker-East Becker- Including the cities of Crookston, East Grand Forks, Ada, Twin Valley, Halstad, Hallock, Karlstad, Lancaster, Roseau, Warroad, Greenbush, Baudette, Warren, Stephen, Argyle, Newfolden, Middle River, Grygla, Red Lake, Redby, Ponemah, Thief River Falls, Red Lake Falls, Fosston, Fertile, McIntosh, Erskine, Bagley, Clearbrook, Bemidji, Mahnomen, Naytahwaush, Waubun, Alida, Ebro, Lake Itasca, Long Lost Lake, Lower Rice Lake, Roy Lake, Upper Rice Lake, Park Rapids, Detroit Lakes, and Wolf Lake 345 PM CST Sun Jan 9 2022 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... * WHAT...For the Wind Chill Warning, dangerously cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 45 below zero. For the Wind Chill Advisory, very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 35 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of north central and northwest Minnesota. * WHEN...For the Wind Chill Warning, until noon CST Monday. For the Wind Chill Advisory, until 6 PM CST this evening. * 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. If outside, make sure you wear appropriate winter clothing. Use caution while outside. Wear appropriate winter clothing.
Wind chill warnings begin at midnight Sunday night and run to 9 a.m. Monday in north-central and northeastern Minnesota. “Tonight” in the following graphic refers to Sunday night:
Wind chill advisories cover central through southeastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin Sunday night into Monday morning:
The wind chill advisory from Willmar, Minnesota through Anoka County and into west-central Wisconsin starts at 9 p.m. Sunday and runs to 10 a.m. Monday.
The wind chill advisory for the remainder of the metro area runs from midnight Sunday night through 10 a.m. Monday:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 136 PM CST Sun Jan 9 2022 MNZ060-062-066>070-076>078-085-WIZ024-026-100345- /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.220110T0600Z-220110T1600Z/ Hennepin-Ramsey-McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota-Le Sueur-Rice- Goodhue-Steele-Pierce-Pepin- Including the cities of Minneapolis, St Paul, Hutchinson, Gaylord, Chanhassen, Chaska, Victoria, Shakopee, Hastings, Le Sueur, Faribault, Red Wing, Owatonna, River Falls, and Durand 136 PM CST Sun Jan 9 2022 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST MONDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 30 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of west central Wisconsin and central, east central, south central and southeast Minnesota. * WHEN...From midnight tonight 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... 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 Minnesota Public Radio News network, and you can see updated weather info on the MPR News live weather blog.
Temperature trends
Monday high temps will be below zero in northern Minnesota, with single digits above zero in southern Minnesota and much of western Wisconsin:
Parts of far southwestern Minnesota could reach the lower teens.
Tuesday highs will be mainly in the 20s, with some 30s in west-central and southern Minnesota:
That’s an impressive recovery from the arctic cold of Monday!
Twin Cities metro area highs hit around 30 degrees on Tuesday, followed by mid 30s Wednesday and Thursday, then lower 30s Friday. There’s a chance of snow Thursday night and Friday; check forecast updates.
The NWS Climate Prediction Center shows a tendency for near-normal temperatures next weekend into the beginning of the following week:
We’ll see if than pans out!
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