-50 Wind Chills This Week, Snowstorm Wednesday: MN Weather

TWIN CITIES, MN — The final days before Christmas in Minnesota will feature a deep arctic blast of cold air, along with a couple of inches of snow, according to the latest forecast.

Wind chills could reach "as low as 40-50 degrees below zero Thursday and Friday morning," the National Weather Service said.

"Plowable snow (2 plus inches) is likely for much of the area Wednesday into Thursday, but there remains a good deal of uncertainty in amounts. Winds will become gusty on Thursday and remain gusty into the weekend."

Here's the full NWS forecast from the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport:

Monday: A slight chance of flurries before 1pm, then snow, mainly after 1pm. High near 14. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday Night: Snow likely, mainly before 11pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -10. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 8. Wind chill values as low as -12. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. Wind chill values as low as -16. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday: Snow likely, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 4. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Thursday: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 0. North northwest wind around 15 mph.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -6. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -5. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

Christmas Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 11. West wind around 10 mph.