
Hazardous cold lingers Tuesday, warm-up expected this weekend
Dangerous cold continues in the Twin Cities on Tuesday, with highs barely getting above zero.
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Chris Shaffer was raised in Stillwater, Minnesota and left our great state for four years to attend the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, where he earned degrees in Meteorology and Mass Communications.
Chris is an Emmy award-winning meteorologist and a proud member of the American Meteorological Society. He has been awarded the AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM) designation. You may have seen him over the years doing the weather on television at KMSP FOX9 and WFTC/UPN 29. You may have also heard him back in his radio days on KOOL108, BOB100 (as Blaze Bodean), 104.1 The Point (as Cheeks), Cities 97, K102 (as Jack Wilde and himself) or KTLK.
It is no wonder why Chris is so passionate about Minnesota weather. His great uncle Wilbur was struck and killed by lightning while farming in southern Minnesota in the summer of 1952.
His family vehicle was once chased by a tornado near Maplewood, Minn. and one December on the way to Grandma and Grandpa's house, his family spent the night snowed in at a church in Winthrop, Minn., praying the blizzard would let up so they could get to Redwood Falls and open their presents the next morning.
Chris and his wife have family members all around the Twin Cities. And it's natural to forecast for the entire region with family in Pipestone, St. Cloud, Willmar, Sartell and Blooming Prairie just to name a few.
Chris loves the weather because it is always changing and is a constant challenge, much like raising his three daughters, who are as loud as a thunderstorm, pretty as a sunset and strong as a straight-line wind.
And who can forget the family pets? They've had guinea pigs, a hermit crab, a turtle, a salamander, a frog and several fish. They currently have two goldfish and their awesome Boston Terrier, Bailey.
Dangerous cold continues in the Twin Cities on Tuesday, with highs barely getting above zero.
Dangerous cold has prompted a NEXT Weather Alert on Monday.
A cold weather advisory is in effect from Wednesday night until 9 a.m. Thursday in the Twin Cities.
A storm system is set to arrive in Minnesota late Friday, likely bringing several inches of snow for the Twin Cities.
Expect a few slick roads Wednesday night in the Twin Cities due to light snow from a passing system — with a larger snow system hitting this weekend.
A storm bringing accumulating snow is anticipated to arrive Friday night into Saturday morning.
After the Twin Cities were treated to the first substantial snowfall of 2025, Monday evening will be mostly cloudy and cold.
The Twin Cities are enjoying record-breaking warmth on Thursday, but a cooldown is right around the corner.
On Thursday, the metro will take another run at a daily record high with help from plenty of sunshine.
The Twin Cities will get a break from winter to start the week, with highs close to 40 degrees on Monday.
After a string of frigid days, temperatures will climb into the upper 20s in the Twin Cities on Wednesday.
The week will wrap up with two mild days, but over the weekend highs will take a hit.
Highs across the state will be in the single digits, and even colder in spots.
It will be quiet and cool again on Tuesday night in the Twin Cities, with temperatures falling back into the single digits.
Highs will be just below freezing as the week begins, with freezing drizzle, freezing rain and snow possible across Minnesota and Wisconsin.