With temperatures dropping, Minneapolis shelter opens during day this weekend

The Catholic Charities Higher Ground Minneapolis shelter will be open until a m Monday to give people a place to go during this weekend s frigid weather The shelter located Glenwood Ave in Minneapolis normally opens from p m to a m each day will remain open from a m to p m to allow people to be inside during the daytime hours a spokesperson reported The National Weather Facility Twin Cities commented bitter cold is swooping in this weekend Wind chill values will drop to the - to - degree range tonight through Sunday night potentially as low as - These dangerously cold conditions can cause frostbite in as little as minutes to exposed skin the NWS posted on its X account Shelter staff will provide people with hot meals showers cold-weather essentials and a refuge from the freezing temperatures Related Articles Slippery conditions on metro roads published Friday dangerously cold this weekend Metrodome roof collapsed under inches of snow years ago St Paul declares snow crisis after Tuesday night storm Snow-removal driver fatally strikes worker in MSP catering company parking lot Newspaper delivery delayed on Wednesday due to weather conditions