Continuing with the cold to wrap the weekend

Today will be very similar to Saturday, with mostly sunny skies. Despite slightly higher northwesterly winds, we are forecast to get back above zero for the first time since Thursday afternoon! Our high that has brought us the quiet weather will continue to drift away, allowing for some more changes moving overnight. An upper-level trough will drop down out of Canada, bringing another round of colder air, and winds will pick up. Overnight lows are expected to drop near -20°, and wind chill values could drop as low as -35° with sustained winds up to 10 mph.

Due to the forecasted wind chill into the Monday morning commute, another First Alert Weather Day has been declared for tonight and into the mid-morning hours on Monday. Frostbite can occur in under a half hour with these conditions, and there is also a risk for hypothermia.

A Cold Weather Advisory has been issued for everyone from 9pm tonight until noon on Monday.

Winds look to eventually turn to the south later in the day, and temperatures will eventually warm up above zero by the afternoon. While much of the day will feature a mix of clouds and sunshine, clouds will increase into the evening and overnight. Northwesterly flow will keep daytime highs in the positives, with overnight lows tumbling below zero each night this week. With this flow, comes a few different waves that will push through over the span of the next 7 days. The first one looks to arrive Monday night. A clipper low will pass to our north and could touch off some light snow to the area. The best chance for a few flakes looks to be north of Eau Claire, where there looks to be some better saturation in place. Another wave could bring a few more flurries on Wednesday, but confidence on the exact placement of this ripple/snow is more uncertain at this time. Besides those two small chances, much of the week will be dry, with temperatures finally within a few degrees of normal by Saturday.