Very Cold Arctic Air settling in for this weekend

Regional View

A Very Cold air mass from Canada has settled into the area, under Sunny Arctic High Pressure and, This high looks to stay in place through the weekend into early next week, Very cold temperatures will be experienced for this weekend before Moderating some towards Monday.

Local View

With this Arctic High Pressure in place, We can expect the coldest temperatures of this winter season so far, Highs will likely stay below zero on Saturday even with bright sunshine, and Wind chills will be near -30 below zero in some areas with any light winds. Lows Saturday Night will be very cold near -20 degrees in many locations with readings as low as -25 in Northern locations, Exteme spots may even fall close to -30.F for normally cold spots like Grantsburg and Minong, Sunday will continue be cold and sunny, but we will at least make it just above zero before falling back below zero for Sunday Night, Monday temps will moderate to near 10.F Daily Forecast Below.

Saturday, Very Cold with Arctic Sunshine, Very Cold wind chills, Highs around -5.F Saturday Night Clear and Very Cold! lows falling to near -20.F with lows as cold as -25.F possibly near -30 in some cold spots.

Sunday, Cold, Arctic Sunshine, Highs just above or below zero. Sunday Night, Cold lows near -15.F

Monday, Sunny, A bit warmer, Highs near 10.F Monday Night Cold, but a bit warmer, Lows near -10.F

As always my report of the coldest temps will be out after we reach our coldest levels of this arctic blast!

Looking Ahead Forecast. The models are showing Highs will moderate for the most of Next week but it will still be chilly, with highs maybe in the low teens, before another Arctic air mass moves in behind a weak clipper system the 6th, Temperature during this time look to again be very cold especially around the 7th 8th and 9th, Then it looks like warmer air arrives from the west the 10th, The model shows we could even get close to freezing during this time, with some light snow chances the 13th-15th, after this around the 17th, the models have been persistent on a warm air mass arriving from the west, Right now above 32 highs could be a good possibility, But as everyone should know especially this time of year, The models can change daily and show a totally new thing the next day, So I will continue to keep an eye on this.