Weekend weather: Saturday afternoon warmup lingers through Sunday

Northwesterly winds will continue to spread very cold air across the upper Midwest Thursday afternoon and Thursday night. The cold temps will linger through Friday and Friday night, but temperatures make a huge rebound Saturday afternoon. Sunday highs will be very mild.

Wind chill advisories overnight into Friday

Many areas will see falling temps Thursday afternoon. Lows by Friday morning will be in the 20s below zero to lower 30s below zero in northern Minnesota:

Southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin will see lows in the teens below zero.

Wind chill advisories are already in effect for northern Minnesota Thursday afternoon. A combination of wind chill advisories and warnings have been issued for Thursday evening into Friday morning:

Here are details of the wind chill advisory that includes the Twin Cities metro area and much of eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin Thursday evening into Friday morning:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 902 AM CST Thu Feb 2 2023 MNZ051>053-059>063-066>070-075>078-083>085-091>093-WIZ014>016- 023>028-022315- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.230203T0000Z-230203T1500Z/ Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago-Wright-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington- McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue- Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-Polk-Barron- Rusk-St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Chippewa-Eau Claire- Including the cities of Elk River, Cambridge, Center City, Monticello, Minneapolis, Blaine, St Paul, Stillwater, Hutchinson, Gaylord, Chanhassen, Chaska, Victoria, Shakopee, Hastings, St Peter, Le Sueur, Faribault, Red Wing, Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, Albert Lea, Osceola, Rice Lake, Ladysmith, Hudson, River Falls, Menomonie, Durand, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire 902 AM CST Thu Feb 2 2023 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chill values as low as 20 to 35 degrees below zero. * WHERE...Portions of east central, south central and southeast Minnesota and northwest and west central Wisconsin. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 9 AM CST Friday. * IMPACTS...The 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.

Here are details of the wind chill warning in northeastern Minnesota:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Duluth MN 925 AM CST Thu Feb 2 2023 MNZ010>012-018>021-026-035-037-030330- /O.CON.KDLH.WC.W.0001.230203T0000Z-230203T1800Z/ /O.CON.KDLH.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-230203T0000Z/ Koochiching-North St. Louis-Northern Cook and Lake-North Itasca- Central St. Louis-Southern Lake-Southern Cook-South Itasca- Northern Aitkin-Carlton and South St. Louis- Including the cities of International Falls, Ely, Isabella, Bigfork, Hibbing, Two Harbors, Silver Bay, Grand Marais, Grand Rapids, Hill City, and Duluth 925 AM CST Thu Feb 2 2023 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST FRIDAY... * WHAT...For the Wind Chill Warning, dangerously cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 50 below zero. For the Wind Chill Advisory, very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 40 below zero. * WHERE...Koochiching, North St. Louis, Northern Cook and Lake, North Itasca, Central St. Louis, Southern Lake, Southern Cook, South Itasca, Northern Aitkin and Carlton and South St. Louis Counties. This includes the Tribal Lands of the Grand Portage Reservation, the Mille Lacs Band, Big Sandy Lake area, the Fond du Lac Band and the Bois Forte Band, Lake Vermilion, Nett Lake and, Deer Creek areas. * WHEN...For the Wind Chill Warning, from 6 PM this evening to noon CST Friday. 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 5 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Avoid outside activities if possible. When outside, make sure you wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.

Here are details of the wind chill advisory that continues Thursday afternoon through Friday morning in northwestern Minnesota and eastern North Dakota:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 350 AM CST Thu Feb 2 2023 MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-031800- /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0004.230202T1000Z-230203T1800Z/ West Polk-Norman-Clay-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-Wilkin- West Otter Tail-East Otter Tail-Wadena-Grant-Towner-Cavalier- Pembina-Benson-Ramsey-Eastern Walsh-Eddy-Nelson-Grand Forks- Griggs-Steele-Traill-Barnes-Cass-Ransom-Sargent-Richland- Western Walsh- Including the cities of Crookston, East Grand Forks, Ada, Twin Valley, Halstad, Moorhead, 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, Wolf Lake, Breckenridge, Fergus Falls, Perham, New York Mills, Parkers Prairie, Henning, Battle Lake, Wadena, Menahga, Elbow Lake, Hoffman, Ashby, Herman, Barrett, Cando, Langdon, Cavalier, Walhalla, Drayton, Pembina, Neche, St. Thomas, Fort Totten, Maddock, Leeds, Minnewaukan, Devils Lake, Grafton, Park River, New Rockford, Lakota, Mcville, Aneta, Tolna, Grand Forks, Cooperstown, Finley, Hope, Mayville, Hillsboro, Hatton, Portland, Valley City, Fargo, Lisbon, Enderlin, Gwinner, Milnor, Forman, Rutland, Wahpeton, Edinburg, Adams, and Lankin 350 AM CST Thu Feb 2 2023 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected, as low as 30 below to 40 below zero. There may even be a few brief periods with wind chills a few degrees colder. * WHERE...eastern North Dakota and the northwest quarter of Minnesota. * WHEN...Until noon CST Friday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while outside. Wear appropriate winter clothing.

Weekend temperatures

Friday afternoon high temps will be in the single digits above zero in most areas:

Our average Twin Cities high temp is 24 degrees this time of year, so single digit highs are extraordinarily cold.

Low temperatures late Friday night/early Saturday will be in the single digits below zero in northern and central Minnesota and slightly above zero to the south:

Saturday afternoon highs range from mid 30s in southwestern Minnesota to upper teens in the far northeast:

It’ll be nice to hit 30 in the Twin Cities Saturday afternoon.

Sunday highs will be in the 20s in northern and central Minnesota, with 30s in the Twin Cities and southern Minnesota:

Mainly dry this weekend

Parts of far northern Minnesota could see a passing light snow shower early Saturday and also late Saturday and on Sunday.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale (NAM) forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern from noon Saturday to 6 p.m. Sunday:

You can find updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the Minnesota Public Radio News network, and on the MPR News live weather blog.

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