
Residents of Minneapolis, brace yourselves for what's shaping up to be a frigid roller coaster of weather over the next week. Starting today, according to the National Weather Service, you're looking at isolated snow showers in the late afternoon, with a high temp peaking near a comfy 39 degrees before it drops to more brisk climes around 30. Don't be misled by the deceiving wind, blowing south southwest and shifting west northwest at 15 to 20 mph, which could push gusts to a whopping 35 mph.
Tonight, the mercury is going to nosedive even more. Those isolated flurries should simmer down by 10 pm, but the clouds are merely parting ways for a chill that could feel as cold as -13, due to winds that are just refusing to take a break, persisting from the northwest at 15 to 20 mph with gusts staying strong at up to 35 mph.
As for Saturday, you might see the sun, but don't let it fool you—it's going to be more ornamental than actually warming. The daytime zenith will hover around a frigid 7 degrees, and when the night creeps in, it looks like thermometers might see a chilling -11. Add in a wind chill that could register at bone-rattling -28, and it's clear why cozying up indoors might just be the weekend plan of choice.
Now, Sunday to M.L.King Day isn't going to give us much reprieve—the daytime sails will float at a nose-nipping -2 degrees, and come nightfall, we're again plunging to -12. Remember to bundle up, because that west northwest wind, although slower at 5 to 10 mph, isn't exactly bringing a warm hug to the equation.
And lest we forget, Tuesday won't be much better, folks. It's predicted to be "mostly sunny and cold," reaching the epitome of a 4-degree high, while the night teeters back down to -1, so says the National Weather Service. But hold tight—there's a silver lining. By next Wednesday, temperatures are expected to warm up to cozy 20 degrees during the day, with a low of 10 at night. Hang in there; it looks like we just might see the tail end of this frigid dragon by Thursday with similar temperatures forecasted.