Subzero in Lakeville: Coldest Air in Four Years Headed This Way
Wind chills could reach dangerous lows on Sunday and Monday nights.
There's cold, and there's Minnesota cold. The Twin Cities area is about to get the kind of freeze-your-face-off Arctic temperatures that give Midwesterners their reputation for hardiness. The temperature is expected to start dropping Saturday afternoon; Monday could be the first day in four years with a high temperature below zero, and Tuesday could be just as bad. Sunday and Monday nights could see lows of about 8 below zero, and with west-northwest winds of up to 11 mph, well, let's just say "freeze-your-face-off" might not be an exaggeration. Below zero cold for 48-72 hours? It's possible, says the National Weather Service. The combination of wind and cold could equal a wind chill of about 27 below zero, and at that temperature, …
