Minnesota Weather: Frost Advisory Issued For Twin Cities Metro

TWIN CITIES, MN — Frost has landed in parts of Minnesota, and it might be coming to your town. The National Weather Service Wednesday issued a frost advisory for the Twin Cities metro area and much of central Minnesota.

The advisory will go into effect tonight. As temperatures approach 32 degrees, sensitive outdoor vegetation will die if left uncovered.

The following counties are included in the advisory:

Douglas, Todd, Morrison, Mille Lacs, Kanabec, Stevens, Pope, Stearns, Benton, Sherburne, Isanti, Chisago, Lac Qui Parle, Swift, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Wright, Hennepin, Anoka, Ramsey, Washington, Yellow, Medicine, Renville, McLeod, Sibley, Carver, Scott, Dakota, Redwood, Brown, Nicollet, Le Sueur, Polk, Barron, Rusk, St. Croix, Pierce, Dunn

Here's the NWS forecast for the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area:

Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly between 9am and 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 50. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Patchy frost after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 37. Calm wind.

Thursday: Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Light southeast wind becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Friday Night: Showers likely, then showers and thunderstorms after 8pm. Low around 55. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. West northwest wind around 5 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 69. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 72. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South wind around 10 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.