Subzero air returns to Minnesota; blizzard warnings for Red River Valley
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Happy February!
Our next arctic front is blowing yet another frigid air mass into Minnesota Tuesday. High winds behind the front are gusting to over 40 mph and kicking up blowing snow in the Red River Valley.
Blizzard warnings remain in effect for the Red River Valley until 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Including the cities of Crookston, East Grand Forks, Hallock, Karlstad, Lancaster, Roseau, Warroad, Greenbush, Warren, Stephen, Argyle, Cavalier, Walhalla, Drayton, Pembina, Neche, St. Thomas, Grafton, Park River, Edinburg, Adams, and Lankin
1220 PM CST Tue Feb 1 2022
...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Blizzard conditions. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph.
* WHERE...Portions of northwest Minnesota and northeast North Dakota.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM CST this evening.
* IMPACTS...Widespread blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The hazardous conditions could impact the evening commute. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches. The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 30 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.
Arctic air returns
The inbound air mass behind our next front is cold — but not as frigid as our last arctic adventure.
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We had another upside-down temperature day in southern Minnesota. In the Twin Cities, our high temperature for the day of 37 degrees occurred around 2 a.m. Tuesday morning as a milder Pacific air mass was drawn up briefly ahead of our advancing arctic front.
Temperatures will fall through Tuesday night and bottom out around 3 below zero in the Twin Cities and negative 20 up north early Wednesday.
Highs Wednesday hover a few degrees either side of the zero mark across Minnesota.
Thursday morning brings the coldest air of this arctic outbreak. Lows should bottom out around 10 below zero in the inner Twin Cities, with negative 15 in some northern suburbs. Lows will reach 30 below zero in parts of northern Minnesota Thursday morning.
Saturday brings another milder day, just in time for the weekend. Highs will warm into the 20s again across much of Minnesota Saturday, with 30s in southwestern Minnesota.
