Wind Chill Advisory Issued For Thursday Morning In Stillwater

STILLWATER, MN — Dangerously cold wind chills are due to return to Stillwater on Thursday morning as an arctic air mass sweeps across Minnesota.

The National Weather Service issued a wind chill advisory for Washington County and much of Minnesota that runs from midnight to noon Thursday. Wind chills are forecast to drop as low as 30 degrees below zero, the NWS said.

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Wind chills that low “could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes,” according to NWS forecasters, who are urging residents to wear appropriate clothing and use caution while outside Thursday.

Thursday’s bitter cold is part of an arctic air mass that reached Minnesota on Tuesday night and is expected to linger for several days, the NWS said.

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Temperatures are expected to climb into the teens on Friday, though there is a 70 percent chance of snow, with up to 2 inches possible, forecasts show.

Here’s the National Weather Service’s forecast for Stillwater this week:

Thursday morning
Clear, with a low around -12. Wind chill values as low as -25. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Thursday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 1. Wind chill values as low as -26. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.

Thursday night
Clear, with a low around -12. Wind chill values as low as -23. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.

Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. South wind 5 to 15 mph.

Friday night
Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 15 by 1 a.m. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Saturday
Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 10 by 5pm. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday night
A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around -6. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 11. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph.

Sunday night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.