Frigid temperatures this weekend prompt cold weather advisories

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Windy conditions persist Monday with gusts between 30 and 40 mph. Red flag warnings are posted for northwestern Minnesota and wind advisories for the North Shore. Temperatures will be mainly in the 50s, but 60s and 70s are in sight.

Gusty winds were the main headline Sunday. In western Minnesota, Madison recorded a peak wind gust of 55 mph! Here’s a look at some of the other high gusts from Sunday:

The winds continue Monday. Northwest winds will blow at 15-30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

The winds combined with dry conditions are prompting red flag warnings for northwestern Minnesota Monday afternoon. Any fires that start could spread quickly.

Wind advisories continue for the North Shore as well where gusts will be up to 40 to 50 mph.

High temperatures will be cooler than normal still Monday, mainly in the 50s but cooler in northeastern Minnesota. Eastern Minnesota sees clouds fill back around midday.

Tuesday will still be windy but not as gusty. We can expect sunshine statewide with highs getting closer to 60 degrees in portions of southern and southwestern Minnesota.

We finally warm to seasonable and even above normal temperatures Wednesday into the weekend. Highs Wednesday will be in the 60s nearly statewide with some places near 70 in western Minnesota.

Overall, the pattern is drier too. We’ll see just a few isolated showers possible by late in the week.

The warmer and drier weather is great news as river levels continue to fall. No river gauges are reporting major flood stage conditions Monday morning. All rivers will continue to drop this week.

The Mississippi river at St. Paul should drop nearly 4 feet over the next seven days. It will fall to minor flood stage by the end of the week.

The Saint Croix River at Stillwater will also drop 3 feet this week, putting it at minor flood stage.

In southeastern Minnesota, the Mississippi River at Winona will stay a bit higher, longer but still fall nearly 3 feet this week.

The Red River at Grand Forks, N.D., will also fall 11 feet, putting it below flood stage in seven days.  

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Windy conditions persist Monday with gusts between 30 and 40 mph. Red flag warnings are posted for northwestern Minnesota and wind advisories for the North Shore. Temperatures will be mainly in the 50s, but 60s and 70s are in sight.


Monday will still be cool and windy. Winds will be northwest 15-30 mph with higher gusts. Temperatures will remain below normal in the low to mid 50s with 40s in northeast Minnesota. Temperatures turn around midweek with 60s and even low 70s possible.

Continued windy Monday and Tuesday; temperatures on the rise

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