A bright and chilly Saturday
Morning wind chill advisories in parts of Minnesota
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This is a cold start to our Saturday.
Much of Minnesota had temps in the teens below zero at sunrise today, with 20s below zero in parts of western and far northern Minnesota. Most of the Twin Cities metro area had single digits below zero.
Wind chills are in the teens below zero and 20s below zero in much of Minnesota this morning. A wind chill advisory continues until noon Saturday in southwestern Minnesota and until 9 a.m. Saturday in south-central and southeastern Minnesota:
A wind chill advisory continues until 10 a.m. Saturday in north-central and northeastern Minnesota:
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Here are details of the advisory:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Duluth MN 227 AM CST Sat Jan 20 2024 MNZ010>012-019>021-201600- /O.CON.KDLH.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-240120T1600Z/ Koochiching-North St. Louis-Northern Cook and Lake- Central St. Louis-Southern Lake-Southern Cook- Including the cities of International Falls, Ely, Isabella, Hibbing, Two Harbors, Silver Bay, and Grand Marais 227 AM CST Sat Jan 20 2024 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 25 below zero. * WHERE...Koochiching, central and northern St. Louis, Cook and Lake Counties. This includes the Tribal Lands of the Grand Portage Reservation and the Bois Forte Band, Lake Vermilion and, Nett Lake areas. * WHEN...Until 10 AM CST this morning. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.
A wind chill advisory continues until 9 a.m. today in much of northwestern Minnesota.
Another cold one
The average Twin Cities high temperature is 23 degrees on Jan. 20. Metro area highs will be around 10 or 11 degrees today. Much of Minnesota will see single-digit high temps Saturday afternoon:
Double-digit highs are expected in much of western Wisconsin and up along the North Shore of Lake Superior.
Afternoon wind chill temps will be in the teens below zero in much of western Minnesota:
A dry Saturday
A nearby high-pressure system will give Minnesota and western Wisconsin a mostly sunny and dry Saturday.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale Forecast System model shows the potential precipitation pattern from 9 a.m. Saturday to 11 p.m. Saturday:
You can hear updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the MPR News network.
Update
A new Updraft will be posted around 10:40 a.m. today. It’ll include a look at Sunday and the week ahead.
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. each Saturday and Sunday.