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,

Blizzard warning: Kittson County, the northwestern-most county in Minnesota, is under a blizzard warning until 9 p.m. Friday. There's not a lot of snow falling, but winds are gusting up to 60 mph and causing dangerous travel conditions.

The National Weather Service forcasted wind chills as low as -24 degrees on Saturday and even lower for Saturday night in Willmar. The frigid was forecasted to last through Tuesday.

Catholic Charities’ St Paul Opportunity Center will be open for extended hours on Sunday and Monday until 9 p.m. to give those in need a place to stay out of the cold until the county can transport them to warming spaces, Finklea said. Those needing shelter should connect with the county or call 211.

The National Weather Service had multiple states under winter weather advisories or winter storm warnings early on Friday.

According to the European model, there's a chance that the air temperature at MSP could hit -20°F for the first time since 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.

St. Cloud will likely see temperatures in the negatives the next couple of days, according to the National Weather Service.

Additionally, a winter weather advisory is set for dozens of counties in eastern North Dakota and northern Minnesota.

The National Weather Service has issued an advisory for northwestern Minnesota and eastern North Dakota. It will be in effect from 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. on Friday. Snow is expected in that part of the state. Total snow accumulations up to one inch.

A winter weather advisory and high wind warning remain in effect for the Fargo area through the evening of Friday, Jan. 17, to be followed by dangerous cold for the weekend.

An extreme cold watch is issued when there is a possibility of the air temp or wind chill dropping to -35 or -40. To meet the threshold of an extreme cold warning, there has to be a likelihood that the air temp or wind chill will reach -35 in the Twin Cities, or -40 in northern Minnesota.