Weather and Climate News

Extreme cold forecast for much of U.S. in coming days
Another blast of winter weather is expected in parts of the U.S. in the coming days, including bone-chilling wind in the Northern Plains and unusual snow and ice in the Gulf Coast area.
Over 60 hours of subzero temperatures starting Saturday night
Frigid Arctic air will envelop the region tonight, bringing temperatures below zero for a prolonged period of over 60 hours. Expect dangerously cold wind chills of 30 to 40 degrees below zero with a northwest wind.
Arctic air arrives with dangerously cold wind chills this weekend
The coldest air mass of the season has settled in, with temperatures remaining steady in the single digits above zero for Saturday. Dangerously cold wind chills will persist, ranging from 30 to 40 degrees below zero through Tuesday.
Siberian express: Coldest air in about 2 years blowing into Minnesota
A dangerously cold air mass from the Arctic Circle blows into Minnesota this weekend. Low temperatures will bottom out between minus 10 and minus 15 in the Twin Cities on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday mornings.
A polar vortex is set to grip much of the U.S. What does that mean?
Bundle up and prepare: People living “basically anywhere from the Rockies eastward” will see extremely cold temperatures over the next several days, a meteorologist says.
Another mild day ahead before arctic air slams in Friday afternoon
Our January thaw continues with one more mild day of above-freezing temperatures. Winds will pick up as a strong arctic front moves through, with gusts reaching 30-40 mph. This next surge of arctic air will bring dangerously cold wind chills, ranging from 30 to 40 below zero.
40s Thursday in SW Minnesota. Coldest stretch of winter next week?
Thermometers hit 43 degrees in southwest Minnesota Thursday afternoon. Temperatures will bottom out near minus 15 degrees around the Twin Cities by Monday morning.
Above freezing Thursday, Friday; subzero wind chills through the weekend
Above-freezing temperatures are expected for Thursday and Friday with increasing cloud cover. An arctic plunge is on track to sweep across the state Friday, bringing the coldest temperatures of the season.