Frigid temperatures this weekend prompt cold weather advisories

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It’s another symptom of our record warm super El Niño winter.

Thick fog will blanket most of southern Minnesota into Friday morning, and we’re just the tip of the iceberg. 

 cover parts of 15 states running from Minnesota south to Texas and east to New York. 

Here are the details on the advisory for central and southern Minnesota including the Twin Cities.

Much of the Twin Cities may hover just above freezing again overnight into Friday morning. But areas just north and west could see more freezing fog and drizzle overnight making roads icy again. 

Highs Friday will approach 40 degrees in the Twin Cities.

Our mild temperatures and drizzle have done a number on snow cover around the Twin Cities. There‘s just a trace of snow on the ground now here at the Weather Lab and at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

Here are some select snow depth readings Thursday from around Minnesota:

Here’s the difference in snow cover between Wednesday and Thursday at the Weather Lab.

Our well-advertised warmup next week is still on track. High temperatures in the upper 40s to around 50 degrees still look likely later next week into the first weekend of February.

Record highs in the Twin Cities are between 48 and 51 degrees late next week. And we’ll probably set some overnight record-high minimum temperatures later next week.

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Paul Huttner

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Thick fog blankets southern Minnesota into Friday morning. 

Dense fog advisories cover parts of 15 states

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