Frigid temperatures this weekend prompt cold weather advisories

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The weather maps are about to remind us it’s still February in Minnesota.

warmest February day on record in the Twin Cities

, our weather undergoes a swift and violent reversion to the mean Tuesday.

 is up for areas around International Falls in northern Minnesota. 

 and advisories are up across most of northern Minnesota into eastern North Dakota. 

A light coating of snow is likely in the Twin Cities area and most of southern Minnesota late Tuesday afternoon. Accumulations should be an inch or less. 

Much colder air blows in behind the cold front through midweek. The coldest temperature will arrive on Wednesday and Thursday mornings. 

We may set more record highs on Sunday as another strong push of warm air blows in this weekend.

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Paul Huttner

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Get ready for a weather roller coaster ride this week. A winter storm warning is up for areas around International Falls in northern Minnesota. A light coating of snow is likely in the Twin Cities area and most of southern Minnesota late Tuesday afternoon.

Wintry shock ahead: Winter weather alerts across northern Minnesota

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