Arctic sunshine with bitterly cold wind chills
Coldest temperatures since February
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Arctic air has moved in for the weekend, bringing frigid wind chills due to northwest winds. Temperatures are expected to dip to their lowest point on Saturday, with highs only reaching the mid-teens. However, a warmup is expected as we head into next week.
Subzero wind chills
Chilly temperatures have taken hold across the Upper Midwest, with the coldest air mass since February bringing well below-average highs. Saturday will bring temperatures that warm only into the mid-teens, with single digits expected in the western parts of the state near the Red River Valley.
With a northwest wind factored in, wind chills will drop below zero on Saturday. Bright purple and pinkish hues on the map indicate wind chill temperatures reaching the teens below zero.
Saturday night, temperatures will plummet into the single digits across the state, resembling the kind of cold typically seen in January.
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Saturday will bring bright arctic sunshine, although cloud cover will begin to increase as we head into Sunday.
Thawing out midweek
The cold air mass will gradually move out as warmer, more seasonal air takes its place by midweek. Temperatures on Monday and Tuesday will remain in the mid to upper 20s, with highs finally rising above freezing on Wednesday.
Temperatures will drop again Thursday into Friday, but it won't be as cold as the current air mass.
A series of shortwaves will pass through next week, bringing light flurries and possibly some light snow. Currently, the track of these systems is expected to stay farther to the north.