Snow stays south Saturday; arctic cold hangs on into early next week

It was great to see the sunshine on Friday, but a storm system is spinning clouds over many areas Saturday. Northern Minnesota will see the most sunshine Saturday afternoon.

Cold temperatures and wind chills

Saturday morning temps were in the teens below zero and 20s below zero in much of the northern half of Minnesota. Wind chills in the coldest areas were in the 20s and 30s below zero.

A wind chill advisory continues until 3 p.m. Saturday in eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota:

Here are details of the wind chill advisory:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 249 AM CST Sat Jan 28 2023 MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-282100- /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-230128T2100Z/ West Polk-Norman-Clay-Kittson-Roseau-Lake Of The Woods- West Marshall-East Marshall-North Beltrami-Pennington-Red Lake- East Polk-North Clearwater-South Beltrami-Mahnomen- South Clearwater-Hubbard-West Becker-East Becker-Wilkin- West Otter Tail-East Otter Tail-Wadena-Grant-Towner-Cavalier- Pembina-Benson-Ramsey-Eastern Walsh-Eddy-Nelson-Grand Forks- Griggs-Steele-Traill-Barnes-Cass-Ransom-Sargent-Richland- Western Walsh- Including the cities of Crookston, East Grand Forks, Ada, Twin Valley, Halstad, Moorhead, Hallock, Karlstad, Lancaster, Roseau, Warroad, Greenbush, Baudette, Warren, Stephen, Argyle, Newfolden, Middle River, Grygla, Red Lake, Redby, Ponemah, Thief River Falls, Red Lake Falls, Fosston, Fertile, McIntosh, Erskine, Bagley, Clearbrook, Bemidji, Mahnomen, Naytahwaush, Waubun, Alida, Ebro, Lake Itasca, Long Lost Lake, Lower Rice Lake, Roy Lake, Upper Rice Lake, Park Rapids, Detroit Lakes, Wolf Lake, Breckenridge, Fergus Falls, Perham, New York Mills, Parkers Prairie, Henning, Battle Lake, Wadena, Menahga, Elbow Lake, Hoffman, Ashby, Herman, Barrett, Cando, Langdon, Cavalier, Walhalla, Drayton, Pembina, Neche, St. Thomas, Fort Totten, Maddock, Leeds, Minnewaukan, Devils Lake, Grafton, Park River, New Rockford, Lakota, Mcville, Aneta, Tolna, Grand Forks, Cooperstown, Finley, Hope, Mayville, Hillsboro, Hatton, Portland, Valley City, Fargo, Lisbon, Enderlin, Gwinner, Milnor, Forman, Rutland, Wahpeton, Edinburg, Adams, and Lankin 249 AM CST Sat Jan 28 2023 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 40 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, northwest and west central Minnesota and northeast and southeast North Dakota. * WHEN...Until 3 PM CST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while outside. Wear appropriate winter clothing.

A wind chill advisory continues until noon Saturday in northeastern Minnesota and north-central Minnesota:

Here are details of the wind chill advisory:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Duluth MN 806 AM CST Sat Jan 28 2023 MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033-281800- /O.CON.KDLH.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-230128T1800Z/ Koochiching-North St. Louis-Northern Cook and Lake-North Itasca- Central St. Louis-Southern Lake-Southern Cook-North Cass- South Itasca-South Cass- Including the cities of International Falls, Ely, Isabella, Bigfork, Hibbing, Two Harbors, Silver Bay, Grand Marais, Walker, Grand Rapids, and Pine River 806 AM CST Sat Jan 28 2023 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 35 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of north central and northeast Minnesota. * WHEN...Until noon CST today. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.

Saturday high temps will be below zero in northwestern, north-central and west-central Minnesota. The Twin Cities metro area, southeastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin could creep briefly into the double-digits above zero for afternoon highs.

For perspective, our average Twin Cities high temperature is 24 degrees this time of year.

Low temps late Saturday night and early Sunday will range from 20s below zero in far northern Minnesota to single digits below zero in the metro area and southern Minnesota:

Sunday highs will be below zero in much of the northern third of Minnesota and slightly above zero for the rest of Minnesota plus western Wisconsin:

Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to be around 4 above zero on Monday, then around 11 above zero Tuesday, followed by mid-teens Wednesday and Thursday and upper teens on Friday.

Snow stays south Saturday

A low-pressure system is bringing snow to much of Iowa and far southern Wisconsin Saturday. A combination of winter weather advisories and winter storm warnings cover much of Iowa and parts of far southern Wisconsin.

Far southern Minnesota will continue to see periods of snow today and into early Saturday evening. A winter weather advisory has been posted for far southern Minnesota Saturday:

The advisory continues until 6 p.m. in Rock, Nobles and Jackson County of southwestern Minnesota, and until 10 p.m. from Martin County eastward to Fillmore County. The winter weather advisory continues until 3 a.m. Sunday in Houston County in far southeastern Minnesota.

Here are details of the winter weather advisory in far south-central Minnesota:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 948 AM CST Sat Jan 28 2023 MNZ091>093-290000- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-230129T0400Z/ Martin-Faribault-Freeborn- Including the cities of Fairmont, Blue Earth, and Albert Lea 948 AM CST Sat Jan 28 2023 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Snow. Snow accumulations of up to two inches south of I-90. * WHERE...Martin, Faribault and Freeborn Counties. * WHEN...Until 10 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. Road conditions can also be found at 511mn.org for Minnesota or 511wi.gov for Wisconsin.

You can find updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the Minnesota Public Radio News network, and on the MPR News live weather blog.

Snow depths

There’s plenty of snow cover across most of Minnesota right now. Here’s the latest snow depth map from the Minnesota State Climatology Office:

The official Twin Cities snow depth is 11 inches, but parts of the metro area have more than one foot of snow cover.

The purple-shaded areas in northeastern Minnesota have 18 inches or more of snow cover, with snow depths of 30 inches or more in the lightest shade of purple that covers portions of Lake County and Cook County.

Programming note

You can hear my live weather updates on MPR News at 7:35 a.m., 9:35 a.m. and 4:39 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.