In the Rochester area, the air mass that will cover the region through Friday morning looks to be one of, if not the coldest, of the decade thus far, according to the National Weather Service.Temperatures will finally begin to moderate on Friday, with highs in the single digits above zero for much of the local area, with the weekend holding the promise of a return to more seasonable temperatures.
Wind chills between 40 and 45 degrees below zero will continue through Friday morning. Any time spent outside through Friday morning should be limited as much as possible.
Thursday's low in Minneapolis was 21 below, which National Weather Service Assistant State Climatologist Pete Boulay said was the coldest reading since Jan. 30, 2004.
Frostbite in Minneapolis
The cold was keeping hospitals busy in the Twin Cities. At least 14 people were treated at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis for frostbite or mild hypothermia. Regions Hospital in St. Paul also reported a case of hypothermia. Schools in nearly 200 communities statewide closed or started late Thursday because of the dangerous readings. The weather urged the elderly and children to stay inside and pet owners to limit outdoor activity.
Minnesota was in for another night of the bone-chilling cold. The weather service was forecasting overnight lows Thursday of 20 below in Minneapolis, 28 below in St. Cloud, 24 below in Duluth and 20 below in Moorhead. Boulay said the lowest recorded temperature in the state during this week's cold snap was 48 below in Babbitt on Wednesday. That same day, it hit 42 below in International Falls, on the Canadian border, tying the record low for that date there.
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