Arctic Air Returns

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Twin Cities NWS weather story highlights sub-zero air mass.

Get ready for what could be the coldest morning of the winter so far.

You've heard that before and you'll probably hear it again this winter. A fresh shot of arctic air is oozing south from Canada. This may not be the barbaric blast you remember from the 1970s, but It will get you attention.

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Temperatures should plunge to -20 or colder in the far north Tuesday morning. Twin Cities' residents will have to settle for -7 or so. That would be the coldest temperature so far this winter season. We hit -5 earlier in December. This is good news if you're waiting for the ice to thicken up on your favorite lake. Only a Minnesotan (and other residents of the Upper Midwest) would see that as a silver lining.

Wind chill advisories are posted for nearly all of Minnesota until 11am Tuesday.

There some good news if you'd like it a bit milder. Temperatures should return to near average levels Wednesday as southerly winds return.

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