'Nearly All Of Minnesota' Now Under Wind Chill Advisory

TWIN CITIES, MN — The National Weather Service has issued a wind chill advisory for "nearly all of Minnesota." The advisory will last through Friday at 10 a.m.

Residents should expect wind chills of -25 to -35. "The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes," the NWS warned.

After a brief warm-up Saturday, Arctic air will return Sunday.

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

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 8am. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near -1. Wind chill values as low as -22. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -16. Wind chill values as low as -26. West northwest wind around 5 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 4. Wind chill values as low as -26. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 13 by 5am. Wind chill values as low as -13. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Patchy blowing snow between 9pm and 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -3. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 3. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -11. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 3. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -8. West wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 9. West wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. West wind around 5 mph.