Severe storms are rolling through central Minnesota including the Twin Cities

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February sunshine with temperatures in the single-digits above zero for Sunday. An arctic high pressure system will usher in some of the coldest air of the season, with wind chill values plunging to 30, 40, and even 50 degrees below zero.

Extreme cold warning and cold weather advisory

The dangerously cold arctic air mass will settle in on Sunday, with high temperatures struggling to reach the single digits above zero. Northwestern Minnesota will experience subzero highs.

An extreme cold warning and cold weather advisory will go into effect at midnight and continue through Monday morning. 

In the warning area, wind chills will plummet to 35 to 45 degrees below zero, while in the advisory area, they will range from 25 to 35 below zero.

Western and northwestern Minnesota could see wind chill values as low as 45 below zero. 

Sunday night, low temperatures will plunge to 15 to 25 degrees below zero across the state, with northwest winds at 5 to 10 mph.

Monday night will feature some of the coldest air of the season, with temperatures dropping to 20 and 30 degrees below zero. 

A quiet week ahead with no snow in the forecast, just cold arctic air. Temperatures will begin to rise on Thursday, with highs reaching into the double digits, and seasonal temperatures in the upper 20s are expected to return by next weekend.

Mandy Thalhuber

Author

February sunshine with temperatures in the single-digits above zero for Sunday. An arctic high pressure system will usher in some of the coldest air of the season, with wind chill values plunging to 30, 40, and even 50 degrees below zero.


Single-digit temperatures with sunshine expected on Sunday, bitterly cold conditions ahead

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