Wind chill advisory in effect this weekend with temperatures below zero

KSTP

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A wind chill advisory is in effect Saturday through Sunday for frigid temperatures down to -30 degrees below or colder.

According to KSTP Meteorologist Jonathan Yuhas, the cold arctic air will be over Minnesota from Saturday through Feb. 13, then turning warmer after Feb. 14.

Overnight temperatures the next nine days will range from -10 to -20 degrees below and highs on either side of zero with wind chills from -15 to -35 degrees below.

When the weather is this cold, Yuhas says it often causes pipes in homes to burst and water mains to break under roads. Black ice from vehicles exhaust freezing on dry pavement will also create icy spots on numerous bridges, overpasses and roads. Also, frostbite is a risk for people in this kind of weather and pets. Animal paws and ear tips are susceptible to cold and prone to frostbite.

Saturday’s weather will have a high of 2 degrees and a low of -17 degrees. As for Sunday, the temperature will drop and the high will be -4 degrees with a low of -16 degrees.

The sun shines in the sky above Plymouth.[Courtesy of Gopi Ranganathan]

Next week, the temperature will remain in the single digits, with wind chills averaging -10 degrees or lower. Some light snow accumulations are expected Thursday and Friday.