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Weather chats with Mark Seeley
Cathy Wurzer and Lukas Levin

Extreme mid-January cold may feel shocking, but it’s nowhere near a record

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U.S. Forest Service eastern region pilot Jeremy Harmon shovels snow outside of the hangar before a flight on Tuesday at the Superior National Forest Seaplane Base run by the U.S. Forest Service on Shagawa Lake in Ely, Minn.
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Some of the coldest air has gripped portions of Minnesota, with temperatures reaching at least minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit. Those temperatures are only expected to drop.

“Starting Saturday and lasting through Tuesday, it won’t be very pleasant to be outside anywhere in Minnesota,” climatologist and meteorologist Mark Seeley said.

Monday will be the most extreme in terms of cold. Seeley noted that it’s likely much of the state will remain below zero, not even breaking into a positive temperature reading.

“Nothing near record, though,” he said.

MPR News host Cathy Wurzer talked extreme cold with Seeley in their weekly weather chat. Listen to the full conversation by clicking the player above.