Northern Minnesota is under a new alert until Friday at 7 p.m.

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An extreme cold warning is in effect across the state of Minnesota from 9 pm Monday until 10 am Tuesday. Wind chills down to -35 to -48 could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as ten minutes.

Monday night among the coldest of the year

Temperatures will be approaching those of Jan. 21, which as of now, featured the coldest air this winter for much of Minnesota. Some of the lows observed on Jan. 21 included -19 at MSP, -27 for St. Cloud, Brainerd, and Duluth and -30 in International Falls. The coldest temp there this year was observed the day before at -34.

These lows will brush close to daily records in many areas. Some Feb. 18 record low temperatures are -21 for MSP, -25 in Duluth, -26 in St. Cloud, -27 in Brainerd and -30 in Alexandria.

Highs Tuesday stay in single digits above and below zero.

More advisories/warnings may be needed Tuesday into Wednesday

Additional cold weather advisories or extreme cold warnings may be needed Tuesday night into Wednesday morning as lows return to teens and 20s below zero. Wind chills in central and northern Minnesota will fall around -35.

Wednesday afternoon, we still look west near Alexandria where the subzero streak could continue. Much of the rest of the region tops off in single digits.

We will continue a gradual warming trend the rest of the week, but it will still be below zero across the state Friday morning.

Friday afternoon marks the start of a return to true relief. By Sunday, highs are expected to surpass freezing and even tap into some 40s.

Our cold week ahead will also be a dry one. A broad area of surface high pressure gradually meandering from Saskatchewan into the Central United States will deflect snow well to our south. The only flakes to fall in the Upper Midwest will be along Lake Superior’s South Shore.

Brandon Weatherz

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An extreme cold warning is in effect across Minnesota until 10 a.m. Tuesday. Severe wind chill could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as ten minutes.

Extreme cold warnings continue Tuesday with possible record lows

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