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Minnesota Weather: 'Remarkably Persistent' Arctic Air
The bitter cold air isn't leaving the Twin Cities metro area anytime soon.
TWIN CITIES, MN — The bitter cold air isn't leaving central Minnesota anytime soon.
"Make sure your pets have a warm dry place with plenty of food and water during this cold stretch," notes the National Weather Service. "A frigid and remarkably persistent Arctic will continue through next week."
Here's the NWS forecast for the Twin Cities metro area:
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Sunday: Increasing clouds and cold, with a high near -1. Wind chill values as low as -27. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 4. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -9. West wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 6. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -11. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Wednesday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -15. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
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