Arctic temps linger; updated wind chill warnings and advisories

Our average Twin Cities high temperature is 23 degrees this time of year. Many spots in the metro area will stay below zero this afternoon. Some spots could touch zero briefly.

Subzero highs are expected across most of Minnesota today:

There will be enough wind to generate wind chill temps of 25 to 35 below zero in many locations. Some locations in western and southern Minnesota will see wind chills of negative 40 or lower this morning.

A wind chill warning (darker blue on the graphic below) covers west-central, south-central and southwestern Minnesota until noon today:

After noon today and until noon on Tuesday, the wind chill warning area is trimmed back (smaller map) but it will continue in southwestern Minnesota and in a couple of west-central Minnesota counties. The light-blue shaded areas of central and southern Minnesota have wind chill advisories today through Tuesday morning.

Wind chill advisories are posted for west-central Wisconsin and northwestern Minnesota until noon on Monday. Wind chill advisories expire at noon today in northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin, but they will probably be reissued for Sunday night through Monday morning, based on wind chill forecasts:

Here are wind chill forecasts and advisories/warnings for northwestern Minnesota:

Here are forecast wind chills for portions of Minnesota and Wisconsin:

Wind chill warning/advisory details

Wind chill advisories are typically issued for forecast wind chills of 25 degrees below zero to 34 degrees below zero, with wind chill warnings for prolonged wind chills of 35 degrees below zero or colder.

Here are details of the wind chill warning in southwestern Minnesota:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 1219 AM CST Sun Jan 14 2024 IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097- 098-NEZ013-014-SDZ056-062-066-067-069>071-141430- /O.EXP.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-240114T0600Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-240116T1800Z/ Lyon-Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O`Brien-Clay-Plymouth-Cherokee- Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Lincoln-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson- Pipestone-Rock-Dixon-Dakota-Moody-Minnehaha-Turner-Yankton-Union- 1219 AM CST Sun Jan 14 2024 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... * WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 50 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of northwest Iowa, southwest Minnesota and east central and southeast South Dakota. * WHEN...For the Blizzard Warning, until midnight CST tonight. For the Wind Chill Warning, until noon CST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... As the winds continue to gradually decrease overnight, remember to heed to your local travel restrictions. Continued breeziness could lead to some drifting and periods of reduced visibility on the roadways. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Avoid outside activities if possible. When outside, make sure you wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.

Here are details of the wind chill advisory that includes the Twin Cities:

MNZ042>045-049>053-058>063-066-068>070-076>078-084-085-142100- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-240116T1800Z/ Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stearns-Benton-Sherburne-Isanti- Chisago-Meeker-Wright-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington-McLeod- Carver-Scott-Dakota-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Waseca-Steele- Including the cities of Long Prairie, Little Falls, Princeton, Mora, St Cloud, Sauk Rapids, Elk River, Cambridge, Center City, Litchfield, Monticello, Minneapolis, Blaine, St Paul, Stillwater, Hutchinson, Chanhassen, Chaska, Victoria, Shakopee, Hastings, Le Sueur, Faribault, Red Wing, Waseca, and Owatonna 311 AM CST Sun Jan 14 2024 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 35 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central and southeast Minnesota. * WHEN...Until noon CST Tuesday. * 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. Dress in layers and cover exposed skin.

You can hear updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the MPR News network. 

Updated forecast information will be posted by the National Weather Service offices in the Twin Cities, Duluth, La Crosse, Wis., Sioux Falls, S.D. and Grand Forks, N.D.

Update

A new Updraft will be posted around 10:40 a.m. today. It will include a look at the week ahead.

Programming note

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