Wind Chills To Reach Minus 24 Thursday In Edina: NWS

EDINA, MN — Edina residents can expect a steep drop in temperatures following the latest round of snow throughout the area Wednesday.

Wind chill values are forecast to drop as low as 24 degrees below zero Thursday in the city, according to the National Weather Service. The NWS forecast for Edina shows a high of minus 2 on Thursday.

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Hennepin County is due to be under a wind chill advisory from 9 p.m. Wednesday through 3 p.m. Thursday.

Friday is set to be mostly sunny with a high near 9 degrees, the NWS said.

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Temperatures are forecast to rise Saturday, with a high near 30 degrees, but arctic air and hazardous wind chills are due to return Sunday through Tuesday, the NWS said.

Aside from a brief reprieve on Saturday, arctic air will be with us through next Tuesday.

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Here’s the National Weather Service’s forecast for Edina:

Thursday
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny and cold, with a high near minus 2. Wind chill values as low as minus 24. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Thursday night
Partly cloudy, with a low around minus 20. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light in the evening.

Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 9. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Friday night
A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 14 by 5 a.m. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

Saturday night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around minus 3. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Sunday
Sunny and cold, with a steady temperature around minus 2. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday night
Partly cloudy, with a low around minus 11. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 4. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday night
Mostly clear, with a low around minus 7. West wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.

Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. South wind 5 to 10 mph.