Windy and colder, freeze warnings ahead

Here we go.

A cold breeze blows across Minnesota today. The inbound air mass brings a growing blanket freeze warnings across the Upper Midwest over the next 48 hours.

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NOAA

Throw in some high winds and dry brush and you get Red Flag Warnings for southwest Minnesota today.

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Prepare for patchy frost Friday AM around the metro and a widespread freeze that includes the inner metro core Saturday morning.

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Twin Cities NWS

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