Frigid temperatures this weekend prompt cold weather advisories

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Autumn comes Friday afternoon in Minnesota, but the weather will be less about sweaters — and more about sweat.
 
 
 

National Weather Service forecasters, who 

posted a heat advisory for Friday afternoon

, say the heat index could hit 100 degrees in St. Cloud, Minn., and the Twin Cities on Friday when fall officially arrives here at 3:02 p.m.
 
 

The hot forecast is leading the Twin Cities weather service office to caution people planning outdoor activities to take care. Much of southern Minnesota will be steamy.
 

https://twitter.com/NWSTwinCities/status/910831504997126144

That's a startling map, but the National Weather Service on Thursday was just getting warmed up.
 

 
The agency also said low temperatures in the Twin Cities will top 70 degrees for the next three nights, which would be a record for latest consecutive 70 degree lows this late in the year.
 

https://twitter.com/NWSTwinCities/status/910899742837755905


On top of that, the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center reports that its October through December outlook 

 
That's a bad sign for people hoping to 

 
 
On the flipside, shorts and sandals should be OK for a 

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Autumn arrives officially on Friday. But the weather will be less about sweaters -- and more about sweat. Forecasters have posted a heat advisory and say the Twin Cities could see the heat index hit 100 degrees.

Hey Minnesota, welcome to your sweaty fall

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