Minnesota weather: Frigid forecast this week, warming next weekend

MN weather: Frigid forecast ahead, warmer next week

Temperatures will stay extremely cold through the first half of the week with temperatures below average, but not as frigid, on Thursday and Friday. FOX 9 meteorologist Jared Piepenburg has the full forecast.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Quiet and very cold will be the theme of the next five to six days. 

Temperatures will drop and stay extremely cold through the first half of this week with temperatures still well below average (just not as frigid) for Thursday and Friday. 

A nice warm-up is on the horizon and will start to settle in by next weekend.

Sunday and President's Day 

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The cold has arrived, but we turn even colder for Monday. 

Temperatures stay in the single digits this afternoon with subzero temperatures expected all day for President’s Day. 

Feels like temperatures on Monday morning will bottom out in the -30s to -40s!

Our average high for today is 29 degrees.  

Extended outlook

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What's next:

Morning lows drop into the double digits below zero with extremely cold wind chills to boot for Tuesday and Wednesday. 

Daytime highs struggle to break above 0 degrees both days, keeping us in the ice box of bitter cold. 

Highs make it into the teens for Thursday and Friday with 20s by the weekend. 

The long range is shaping up to be much warmer with the end of the month potentially staying above average! 

FOX 9 weather forecast.  (FOX 9)