The National Weather Service issued an extreme cold warning for the Twin Cities, cautioning against dangerous wind chills.

Thousands of Minnesota students got an extended Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend Tuesday as many schools across the state shut down due to extreme cold. Other students were allowed to stay home but had their lessons moved online.

Wednesday brings cloudy skies, but warmer weather as temperatures climb into the upper 20s in the Twin Cities metro.

Bundle up, Minnesota. The longest cold snap in nearly six years is on the way, and the mercury might not rise above zero from Saturday night until Tuesday afternoon. An arctic air mass that originated in Siberia will send temperatures tumbling from the balmy 30s Friday morning to well below zero for the weekend,

It has to reach an air temp or wind chill of -35 to generate an extreme cold warning in the Twin Cities. In greater Minnesota, the criteria for an extreme cold warning is -40 (air temp or wind chill). The map below shows potential wind chill values at 7 p.m. Monday.

The air temperature bottomed out at -19 at 1 a.m. in the Twin Cities, narrowly missing the first -20 air temperature recorded at MSP Airport since the extreme cold that swallowed Minnesota in late January 2019.

The latest from the National Weather Service is calling for up to six inches of snow in central Minnesota as a clipper system moves across the state Saturday night into Sunday morning.

The term 'wind chill' is out, Minnesota. The National Weather Service has a new term for 'wind chill' that will be used from now on.

(KNSI) — The National Weather Service has issued an extreme cold warning in effect until noon on Tuesday. A dangerous cold snap has central Minnesota in its icy grip, with wind chills expected to plummet as low as -41.

Residents in northern Minnesota can expect extremely cold temperatures over the weekend and into Tuesday as wind chills dip down as low as 55 degrees below zero.

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities says confidence is growing that snow will accumulate across Minnesota.

Tens of millions of Americans are bracing themselves for the coldest temperatures in years, with winter storms set to pummel the US East Coast.