Another Round Of Bitter Cold Before Massive Heatwave: MN Weather

TWIN CITIES, MN — Minnesota is poised to see a massive heatwave following the extremely cold temperatures this week.

But before then, there's another round of extremely, dangerously cold temperatures tonight.

"Northwest winds of 5 to 10 mph will lead to wind chills of 35 to 45 below this morning as our low temperatures are reached," the National Weather Service said. "High temperatures will remain near zero today. An Extreme Cold Warning continues until 10 AM this morning."

"It will be another cold night tonight with lows in the 15 to 25 below zero range," the NWS added. "Wind chills of 30 to 45 below are expected, coldest over western MN. An Extreme Cold Warning is in effect for parts of central and western MN, and northwest WI. Cold Weather Advisories are in effect elsewhere."

Here's the full NWS forecast from the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport:

Today: Sunny and cold, with a high near 1. Wind chill values as low as -31. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around -13. Wind chill values as low as -30. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. Wind chill values as low as -31. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -17. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 13. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -2. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. South southwest wind around 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. South southwest wind around 10 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. West wind around 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. West southwest wind around 10 mph.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. West wind around 10 mph.