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,

“A clipper brings a chance of snow to the Northland Tues/Tues night, with a dusting up to several inches accumulation,” says the NWS in Duluth. “Greatest snow accumulation is expected over the Arrowhead and in the NW WI snowbelt.”

Nothing blockbuster, but the Twin Cities could get a dusting of fresh powder. The next chance for "accumulating" snow comes Friday night into Saturday morning. And by "accumulating," the National Weather Service means less than an inch for the Twin Cities.

If snow is a blanket for grass, the grass in Minnesota is feeling cold and vulnerable while the grass along the Gulf Coast is cozied up in a weighted snow blanket after 6-10+ inches buried the coastline from New Orleans to Pensacola.

Experience Minnesota’s thaw with temps reaching the mid-40s with sunshine this week. Don’t get too comfortable— subzero temperatures return by Sunday night.

While we can expect the lower 40s for highs here in Central Minnesota on Tuesday, part of our state will have much more winter-like weather.

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

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.

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.

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

The rare winter storm that hit the southern U.S. dumped significant amounts of snow on areas that usually get none.

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.