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Wind Chills To Reach Minus 20 Thursday In Stillwater: NWS
Hazardous wind chills are due to arrive throughout Washington County on Thursday, a day after snow blanketed the area again.
STILLWATER, MN — Stillwater 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 20 degrees below zero Thursday in Stillwater, according to the National Weather Service. The NWS forecast for Stillwater shows a high near 0 on Thursday.
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Friday is set to be mostly sunny with a high near 8 degrees, the NWS said.
Temperatures are forecast to rise Saturday, with a high near 29 degrees, though there is a 20 percent chance of snow after noon, the NWS.
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Arctic air and hazardous wind chills are due to return Sunday through Tuesday, forecasters 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 Stillwater:
Thursday
Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 0. Wind chill values as low as minus 20. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Thursday night
Partly cloudy, with a low around minus 20. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west in the evening.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 8. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Friday night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 12 by 5 a.m. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Saturday night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around minus 3. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a steady temperature around minus 1. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday night
Mostly clear, with a low around minus 12. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 3. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday night
Mostly clear, with a low around minus 9. West wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
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