Frigid temperatures this weekend prompt cold weather advisories

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The season’s strongest cold front so far is prompting a frost advisory for most of northern Minnesota. The frost advisory zone covers most of northern Minnesota, just north of a Fargo to Duluth line. 

Here’s the advisory language for the eastern half of northern Minnesota from the Duluth NWS Office.

Our inbound air mass is the coldest in about 4 months for Minnesota. The last time the Twin Cities dropped below 50 degrees was on May 27 when we bottomed out at 45 degrees.  

Highs Thursday will barely make the 60s in southern Minnesota, with chilly 50s up north. 

record streak of 70-degree or higher days

 we've recorded in the Twin Cities since May 27. It’s interesting to note that temperatures at MSP Airport remained above 70 degrees until after 1 am Wednesday. That means today (September 21) was the 118th straight day with highs at or above 70 in the Twin Cities. The graphic below says 117, but that analysis included days through September 20. 

Both the European and GFS models develop a potentially major hurricane somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico next week. 

It’s too early to responsibly post some of the forecast models I’m seeing today. But the threat of a major hurricane strike somewhere between Florida and the Gulf Coast is growing by the middle to end of next week.

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Paul Huttner

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The season’s strongest cold front so far brings frostup north. 

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Grand Forks NWS Office

Forecast low temperatures Thursday morning

Frost advisory for northern Minnesota

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