Subzero Windchills Arrive Saturday: MN Weather

TWIN CITIES, MN — Following the week's final round of snow, a blast of arctic air will hit Minnesota Thursday night and last into the week.

Temperatures will hit the low single digits, and the windchills will drop below 0 degrees.

"Light snow continues this morning, with much cooler temperatures expected this upcoming weekend before we move closer towards normal by the middle of next week," the National Weather Service said Thursday.

"Wind chills below zero are expected Friday through Sunday."

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

Thursday: Snow likely, mainly before 5pm. Patchy blowing snow between 2pm and 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 27. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night: A chance of snow before 11pm, then a chance of flurries between 11pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. West northwest wind around 15 mph.

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 17. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Patchy blowing snow between 10am and 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 18. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. West wind around 5 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. South southwest wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. South southwest wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.