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    Plunging temps ahead: Cold front invades Midwest

04:40 PM
January 13, 2026

Plunging temps ahead
Cold front invades Midwest

Big temperature plunges are ahead across the Upper Midwest and Midwest today, with a big burst of arctic invading the U.S. this week.

Places like Minneapolis and Milwaukee will reach their highest temperatures today before temperatures rapidly plummet this afternoon and evening. The TemperatureRadar shows temperatures dropping 25 to 30 degrees this afternoon. Morning temperatures in the 40s in the Twin Cities and low 50s across the rest of the Midwest will be in the teens and 20s by midnight.

Minneapolis

Su
65
86
Mo
62
68
Tu
53
58
We
53
56
Th
47
58
Fr
43
59
Sa
35
53
Su
38
54
Mo
44
60
Tu
47
68
We
53
71
Th
53
67
Fr
48
63
Sa
50
65
Max (°F)
Min (°F)
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The arctic air will spread south and east across the next several days. Lows will sink below freezing on Thursday morning across the deep South and northern Florida.

In addition to the big temperature drops, the front will bring showers to the Upper Midwest while snow showers streak across the Great Lakes.

Friday morning lows
A cold Friday morning ahead across the South and Southeast.

The hourly forecast shows the temperature changes. Learn how to use it with our Discover the App explainer.

James West
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