Mon Feb 17 09:20:00 UTC 2025: ## Minnesota Braces for Dangerous Wind Chills as Arctic Blast Descends
**MINNEAPOLIS, MN** – A brutal arctic blast is set to engulf Minnesota, bringing dangerously low wind chills starting Sunday night and lasting through at least Tuesday. The National Weather Service has issued extreme cold warnings for western and northwestern Minnesota, extending into parts of South Dakota and North Dakota, where wind chills could plummet to -30°F to -40°F.
Eastern Minnesota, including the Twin Cities metro area, and most of Wisconsin are under a cold weather advisory, with wind chills expected to reach -30°F to -35°F. The metro area will be upgraded to an extreme cold watch by Monday, with Tuesday morning forecast to be the coldest point of the deep freeze.
Actual air temperatures will fall into the teens and twenties below zero Sunday night, with a strong northwest wind exacerbating the cold. The frigid conditions are expected to persist until at least Thursday. Residents are urged to take precautions to protect themselves from the dangerously low temperatures and wind chills.
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