Wind Chills To Reach Minus 29 Thursday In St. Michael: NWS

ST. MICHAEL, MN — St. Michael 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 29 degrees below zero Thursday in the city, according to the National Weather Service. The NWS forecast for St. Michael shows a high of minus 4 on Thursday.

Wright 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 8 degrees, the NWS said.

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Temperatures are forecast to rise Saturday, with a high near 29 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 St. Michael:

Thursday
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny and cold, with a high near minus 4. Wind chill values as low as minus 29. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday night
Partly cloudy, with a low around minus 24. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 8. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Friday night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 13 by 5 a.m. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Saturday night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around minus 6. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 0. West northwest wind around 15 mph.

Sunday night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -13. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 2. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday night
Mostly clear, with a low around minus 10. West wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.

Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. South southwest wind around 10 mph.