Another cold week ahead

Snow possible this afternoon and evening, the Weather Service says

By TIM HARLOW, Star Tribune

Last update: February 11, 2008 - 10:11 AM

The Arctic air that brought extreme cold and dangerously low wind chills to the region over the weekend will ease up a bit this week, but below-normal temperatures are expected at least until Saturday, the National Weather Service said today.

The mercury is expected to climb to about 4 degrees above zero today in the Twin Cities where the temperature was last above zero Saturday evening, the Weather Service said.

There also is a chance of light snow with up to an inch possible this afternoon and evening, but heavier amounts are forecast for southern Minnesota, the Weather Service said.

This morning it was still frigid across most of Minnesota. Overnight the National Weather Service says temperatures dropped into the 25-to-35 below zero range across the northeast. International Falls lived up to its claim of being the "Icebox of the Nation." The town on the Canadian border had a low of 39 below. Hibbing bottomed out at 30 below.

It was warmer in southern and central Minnesota, where lows dipped to between 5 to 15 below. The temperature in the Twin Cities was minus 6 at 9 a.m.

The week ahead in the Twin Cities promises to be cloudy with a high of 14 degrees on Tuesday and lower 20s on Wednesday and Thursday. Lows tonight will be in the single digits below zero, 12 above zero on Wednesday and close to 0 on Thursday.

After a chilly high of 12 degrees under sunny skies Friday, we will warm to 29 degrees Saturday and 28 on Sunday.

The Associated Press contributed to this report

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