Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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There was a fleeting whiff of springlike air across southern Minnesota Tuesday afternoon. Temperatures across the Upper Midwest hit the 40s in southern Minnesota, with 50s to 60 degrees as close as Nebraska. 

I saw 42 degrees at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Tuesday, and 46 at St. Paul’s Holman Field. 

Enjoy it. Looking at the forecast maps, Tuesday was likely the warmest day for the next two to three weeks. 

The next shot of arctic air blows into Minnesota through Wednesday. The upstream air mass features temperatures around 35 below zero in Yellowknife, Northwest Territory. That (mostly) subzero air mass will slide over Minnesota through Thursday. 

 continue for the Red River Valley into Tuesday night. 

Subzero low temperatures cover most of Minnesota Wednesday morning. 

Thursday brings the coldest morning this week, with lows around 30 below zero across parts of northern Minnesota, with minus 10s pushing well into southern Minnesota including the Twin Cities. 

Next week looks arctic at times with similar shots of subzero weather. It looks like we could see the coldest two to three weeks of winter ahead. 

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Paul Huttner

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Highs hit the 40s across southern Minnesota Tuesday. Wind chills will be closer to minus 40 up north by Wednesday morning. 

Micro thaw Tuesday; arctic invasion the rest of this week

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