Huge Drop In Temperatures Starts Thursday: Minnesota Weather

MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL — A strong cold front will push its way into the Twin Cities metro area on Thursday, causing temperatures to drop by 20 or 30 degrees.

"The cold will last through much of next week, with temperatures below freezing most of the time," the National Weather Service said.

Here's how fast temperatures will drop across the state:

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

Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then a slight chance of showers between 3pm and 4pm. Temperature falling to around 43 by 5pm. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Friday: A chance of flurries before noon, then a slight chance of snow showers after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 32. North northwest wind around 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 32. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. East southeast wind around 5 mph.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. West wind around 10 mph.