Wind Chill Advisory Issued For Thursday Morning In St. Michael

Jason Addy
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ST. MICHAEL, MN — Dangerously cold wind chills are expected to return to St. Michael on Thursday morning as an arctic air mass sweeps across Minnesota.

The National Weather Service issued a wind chill advisory for Wright County and much of Minnesota that runs from midnight to noon Thursday. Wind chills are forecast to drop as low as 30 degrees below zero, the NWS said.

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Wind chills that low “could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes,” according to NWS forecasters, who are urging residents to wear appropriate clothing and use caution while outside Thursday.

Thursday’s bitter cold is part of an arctic air mass that reached Minnesota on Tuesday night and is expected to linger for several days, the NWS said.

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Temperatures are expected to climb into the teens on Friday, though there is a 70 percent chance of snow, with up to an inch possible, forecasts show.

Here’s the National Weather Service’s forecast for St. Michael this week:

Thursday morning
Clear, with a low around -16. Wind chill values as low as -31. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Thursday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -2. Wind chill values as low as -31. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

Thursday night
Clear, with a low around -13. Wind chill values as low as -28. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 18. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday night
Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 16 by midnight. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 8 by 5 p.m. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around -6. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 10. North wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Sunday night
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

This article originally appeared on the St. Michael Patch