Canadian cold set to slash temps through Thursday across Minnesota
Snow continues across northern Minnesota Tuesday. Strong winds will bring near-blizzard conditions northwest in the Red River Valley. A strong Canadian cold front drops temperatures late in the day Tuesday through Thursday.
Winter returns
Snow began to fall across northern Minnesota early on Tuesday and will keep on coming, especially in the Arrowhead. A winter storm warning is in effect for the day for most of the North Shore including Two Harbors, Silver Bay and Grand Marais where 4 to 10 inches of snow and strong winds will make travel difficult.
Winter weather advisories for lesser amounts of snow, probably 3 to 6 inches, have been posted for other parts of far northern Minnesota and also for the Red River Valley region, where strong winds are likely to gust to 50 mph or more and cause near-blizzard conditions in open areas Tuesday afternoon.
Potent Canadian cold front
Central and southern Minnesota will have mild temperatures for most of Tuesday. Highs should reach the upper 30s in southern parts of the state and in the Twin Cities area. But the wind will strengthen ahead of a sharp cold front that will sweep southeast across the state during the day.
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Temperatures will plummet behind the vigorous cold front later on Tuesday and overnight into Wednesday. Wind chill advisories have been issued for most of Minnesota for Tuesday night, including Carver County in the western Twin Cities suburbs.
Two very cold days ahead
Cold Canadian high pressure will stay around for Wednesday and Thursday. Both days will feature subzero low temperatures and highs only in the plus and minus single digits.
Lingering wind on Wednesday will couple with the frigid temperatures to produce dangerous wind chills. Winds will be much lighter on Thursday.
The Twin Cities should have high temperatures not far from zero both days.
Milder after Thursday
Milder air will return on Friday and hang around for the weekend and into next week, but not exactly springlike. The Twin Cities seem likely to have highs in the mid to upper teens Friday, Saturday and Sunday with chances of light snow Friday night and again Sunday, but no major storms are expected.
Chilly next week
Next week looks chilly but placid with no major storms coming our way.
