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MN weather: Dangerous cold ahead
FOX 9 Chief Meteorologist Ian Leonard takes at some dangerous cold temps ahead for Monday.
(FOX 9) - A cold weather advisory is in effect across Minnesota through Monday morning as temperatures plunge to dangerously cold levels to start the week.
Cold weather advisory
What we know:
The cold weather advisory remains in effect until noon on Monday. If you've never heard of a cold weather advisory before, that's because it's new. Cold weather advisories have replaced wind chill advisories.
Sunday evening, air temps in the Twin Cities were in the single-digits while the feels-like temperature hovered around 10 degrees below zero. Further east and north, it only gets colder. In Saint Cloud, the feels-like temperature was 20 degrees below zero, while in Alexandria, Detroit Lakes, and Bemidji the feels-like temperature was below 30 degrees below zero.
What's next:
The chill will intensify in the overnight hours. In the Twin Cities, feels-like temperatures are expected to plunge lower than 20 below zero through early Monday morning.
While the advisory is set to expire at noon on Monday, don’t expect a rapid warmup. Frigid conditions will persist throughout the day, with wind chills remaining below zero through Monday evening.
What to know:
With temps this cold, frostbite is possible in 15 minutes or less on unprotected skin. So be sure to bundle up.