Minnesota Weather: Very Cold Next Week

TWIN CITIES, MN — Christmas is a week away, and the ground in Minnesota is about as bare as it could be. There are several chances for snow, though it's not clear yet how much or if it will stick.

Regardless if there is snow on Christmas, bitterly cold weather is headed for Minnesota starting Wednesday, when the low will drop to 4 degrees.

On Thursday, the high will be 8 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.

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

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. South wind around 5 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 39. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west southwest after midnight.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 8. Northwest wind around 10 mph.