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Weather and Climate News

Extreme cold Friday, temperatures will remain below normal into next week

Extreme cold Friday, temperatures will remain below normal into next week

Very cold air remains in place Friday with subzero highs and frigid wind chills all day. We drop back into the teens to near 30 below zero Friday night. Temperatures will remain below normal into next week. 
by Sven Sundgaard

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Extreme cold warning: Coldest air mass in 7 years for much of Minnesota

Extreme cold warning: Coldest air mass in 7 years for much of Minnesota

An extremely cold arctic air mass is pouring south into Minnesota into the upcoming weekend. This could be the coldest air in seven years for much of Minnesota.
by Paul Huttner

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Temperatures plunge Thursday afternoon ahead of arctic chill

Temperatures plunge Thursday afternoon ahead of arctic chill

The region is entering its coldest period in several years as arctic air pours south, driving temperatures well below zero and pushing wind chills into dangerous territory.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Dangerous cold moving in making for the coldest temps of winter

Dangerous cold moving in making for the coldest temps of winter

After the snowfall comes the coldest air of winter. Extreme cold settles in tonight into the weekend with dangerous wind chills tonight into Friday. 
by Sven Sundgaard

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Amid dangerous cold, dozens of Minnesota school districts cancel classes Friday

Amid dangerous cold, dozens of Minnesota school districts cancel classes Friday

Some Minnesota school districts made the move to online learning Thursday, as what could be the coldest weather in at least five years started descending on the region. More districts announced plans to close Friday — including Anoka-Hennepin and St. Paul.
by Andrew Krueger

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Arctic outbreak on the way: What it means and how to prepare

Arctic outbreak on the way: What it means and how to prepare

Extreme cold warnings and watches are in effect across parts of the region as an arctic air outbreak brings dangerous wind chills capable of causing frostbite on exposed skin within minutes. How to best prepare for the incoming cold.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Meteorologists blame a stretched polar vortex, moisture, lack of sea ice for dangerous winter blast

Meteorologists blame a stretched polar vortex, moisture, lack of sea ice for dangerous winter blast

Meteorologists warn that a stretched polar vortex could bring severe winter weather to much of the United States. This week, warm Arctic waters and cold continental land are combining to send subzero temperatures, heavy snow, and ice across the eastern two-thirds of the country.
by The Associated Press

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