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Frigid Friday night with bitterly cold wind chills Saturday morning

Cold temperatures continue through the weekend

Temperatures Saturday and Sunday
Temperatures Saturday and Sunday
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, via Pivotal Weather

Another cold air mass will keep temperatures in the teens to near zero throughout the weekend. While the Upper Midwest remains calm, a major weather system is impacting the Central Plains.

Low temperatures drop below zero across the state, with the coldest air in northwestern Minnesota.

Lows for Friday night
Lows for Friday night
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Wind chills will be bitterly cold by Saturday morning. In central and southern Minnesota, wind chills will dip into the teens below zero, while northern Minnesota will experience wind chills ranging from 20 to 30 degrees below zero.

Wind chill temperatures Saturday morning
Wind chill temperatures Saturday morning
NOAA

With wind chill temperatures plunging to between minus 30 and minus 40, a cold weather advisory is in effect for the northwestern and northeastern regions of the state.

Cold weather advisory
Cold weather advisory
National Weather Service

The cold air will keep temperatures in the teens to near zero throughout the weekend. With ongoing north-northwest winds, wind chills will stay below zero across the state.

Temperatures Saturday and Sunday
Temperatures Saturday and Sunday
NOAA, via Pivotal Weather

Major storm hits Central Plains

A major storm system set to move across the Midwest will miss Minnesota. Canadian high pressure overhead will push the storm farther south. Snowfall totals of 8 to 12 inches or more are possible across parts of Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio.

Forecast precipitation Saturday night through Sunday night
Forecast precipitation Saturday night through Sunday night
NOAA, via Pivotal Weather