Minnesota Weather: NWS Issues 'Freeze Warning' For Thursday Night

TWIN CITIES, MN — The National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning for much of central Minnesota, including the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro. The warning is in effect from 3 a.m to 9 a.m. Friday morning.

Additionally, a freeze watch is in effect from Friday night into Saturday morning.

Prepare for the possibility of sub or near freezing temperatures both nights. The frost and freeze conditions can kill crops and vegetation if they are left unprotected.

Here's the NWS forecast for the Twin Cities metro area:

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 33. North wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 48. North wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest in the evening.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 52. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.

Tuesday: Widespread frost. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the morning.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.