Minnesota weather: Plunging temperatures, gusty on Wednesday

A wind advisory is in effect for Wednesday as a cold front brings plummeting temperatures and subzero wind chills.

MN weather: Plunging temperatures, gusty Wednesday
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A cold front moving in on Wednesday will plunge temperatures into the teens and single digits. A wind advisory is in effect from 9 a.m. to midnight for much of the area, with sustained winds of 20-30 mph and gusts exceeding 45 mph, resulting in subzero wind chills. FOX 9 meteorologist Cody Matz has your forecast.

MN weather: Patchy sun and slightly warmer Tuesday
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Expect an overall quiet and slightly warmer day on Tuesday, with patchy sunshine and clouds at times. Temperatures warm slightly into the upper 20s on Tuesday ahead of a cold front arriving on Wednesday. FOX 9 meteorologist Cody Matz has your forecast.

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MN weather: Overnight snow creates slick road conditions Monday morning

An overnight dusting of snow created some slick road conditions in the Twin Cities metro and across much of Minnesota on Monday morning. Here's a look at conditions across the metro.

Slippery spots on area roads after overnight snow
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There are slippery spots on Twin Cities roadways Monday morning after a little overnight snow. FOX 9's Bill Keller takes a look at road conditions.

MN weather: Light morning flakes exit early Monday
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Morning flurries across southern and central Minnesota will clear, leaving a mostly cloudy day with pockets of sunshine and highs in the lower to mid-20s. FOX 9 meteorologist Cody Matz has your forecast.

Skiers hit the slopes at Trollhaugen
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With a blast of cold weather, Twin Cities residents got a chance to hit the slopes this holiday weekend. Trollhaugen, just over the border in Wisconsin, was making snow this week and was open for skiing on Sunday.

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MN weather: Staying cold Sunday, most of work week
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This upcoming work week is going to stay cold, with average highs in early December in the lower 30s. FOX 9 meteorologist Jared Piepenburg has the full forecast.

2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season: 'Hyperactive' season with 3 landfalling hurricanes in Florida

As the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season ends Saturday, it will indeed go down in the books as a "hyperactive" season that, despite not quite reaching the lofty forecasts for record-breaking activity given in the spring, still reached well-above-average levels, according to researchers at Colorado State University (CSU).

MN weather: Bitterly cold weekend ahead
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This second surge of cold air has made and will continue to make for a bitter feel to the outdoors. Wind chills will stay subzero for most of the state Saturday with parts of southern Minnesota barely feeling above zero. FOX 9 meteorologist Jared Piepenburg has the full forecast.