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Single-digit temperatures with sunshine expected on Sunday, bitterly cold conditions ahead

Wind chills range from 30 to 45 degrees below zero

Extreme cold warning and cold weather advisory
Extreme cold warning and cold weather advisory
National Weather Service

February sunshine with temperatures in the single-digits above zero for Sunday. An arctic high pressure system will usher in some of the coldest air of the season, with wind chill values plunging to 30, 40, and even 50 degrees below zero.

Extreme cold warning and cold weather advisory

The dangerously cold arctic air mass will settle in on Sunday, with high temperatures struggling to reach the single digits above zero. Northwestern Minnesota will experience subzero highs.

Highs for Sunday
Highs for Sunday
National Weather Service

An extreme cold warning and cold weather advisory will go into effect at midnight and continue through Monday morning.

Extreme cold warning and cold weather advisory
Extreme cold warning and cold weather advisory
National Weather Service

In the warning area, wind chills will plummet to 35 to 45 degrees below zero, while in the advisory area, they will range from 25 to 35 below zero.

Wind chill forecast
Wind chill forecast
National Weather Service

Western and northwestern Minnesota could see wind chill values as low as 45 below zero.

Northern Minnesota wind chill
Northern Minnesota wind chill
National Weather Service

Sunday night, low temperatures will plunge to 15 to 25 degrees below zero across the state, with northwest winds at 5 to 10 mph.

Lows for Sunday night
Lows for Sunday night
National Weather Service

Monday night will feature some of the coldest air of the season, with temperatures dropping to 20 and 30 degrees below zero.

Lows for Monday night
Lows for Monday night
National Weather Service

A quiet week ahead with no snow in the forecast, just cold arctic air. Temperatures will begin to rise on Thursday, with highs reaching into the double digits, and seasonal temperatures in the upper 20s are expected to return by next weekend.

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