Wind Advisory in Effect for Northfield

Northfield and Rice County are in a wind advisory from noon to 9 p.m. Saturday.

With a cold front pushing its way into the area, wind chill values could dip to minus 21 overnight and minus 29 by Sunday night.

According to the National Weather Service:

...STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON... .AN ARCTIC COLD WILL PUSH ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH SATURDAY EVENING.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND SUBSIDE EARLY IN THE EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS

...A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.