Minnesota Weather: Dangerous Wind Chills, Light Snow Thursday

TWIN CITIES, MN — The historic and potentially life-threatening cold will remain in Minnesota through Thursday. The wind chill warning will last until Thursday morning.

Thursday will also bring light snow into the metro. "Although snowfall amounts are expected to remain under an inch, the timing of the snow may slow down the evening commute Thursday in the Twin Cities," says NWS.

The National Weather Service says wind chills of -60 to -50 Wednesday morning will improve "slightly" today with lighter winds, but are expected to remain at or below -40 into Thursday morning.

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"Cover all exposed skin and limit time outdoors," NWS reminds residents.

Temperatures will jump up by 75 degrees between Thursday and Sunday, when the region surges into the upper 30s to mid 40s above zero.

Record lows

Record low temperatures are possible in the Twin Cities metro; the record low Wednesday is 30 below zero and the record for Thursday is 27 below zero.

Check out the weather forecast for the Twin Cities:

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -29. Wind chill values as low as -44. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west southwest after midnight.

Thursday: Snow likely after noon. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -3. Wind chill values as low as -35. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. Wind chill values as low as -17. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 18. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. South wind around 5 mph.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of drizzle before 3 a.m., then a slight chance of drizzle and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.

Sunday: A chance of drizzle, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. South wind around 5 mph.

Sunday Night: Rain before 3 a.m., then rain and snow. Low around 28. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent.

Monday: Snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 29. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

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