Monday and Tuesday will be briefly cooler, but milder air prevails this week overall. We’ll see a few more light snow chances for portions of the state, too.
On Feb. 2, 1996, the town of Tower hit minus 60 degrees, Minnesota’s coldest-ever recorded temperature. But nearby Embarrass still believes it’s the state’s true cold spot and would have won the day 30 years ago if it weren’t for a thermometer malfunction.
We have some fresh snow on the way for the first time in 10 days. Temperatures will be milder in the days ahead as well with 30s possible by late week.
After a stretch of bitter cold, Minnesota is in for a brief snow event Saturday as a fast-moving clipper moves across the state, followed by a gradual warming trend.
Friday brings one last cold day and one last subzero night. Temperatures warm up this weekend and that’ll bring some snow Sunday and possibly Tuesday, too.
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