December 13, 2025
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Twin Cities shelters add beds for subzero weekend

As subzero temperatures approach, Twin Cities shelters and county officials are adding bed capacity and preparing for high demand. Minneapolis will also open a daytime warming shelter this weekend to provide additional daytime availability alongside earlier county-level increases.

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📌 Key Facts

  • Minneapolis will open a shelter during daytime hours this weekend to provide a warming space as temperatures drop.
  • The daytime availability is specifically for this weekend and is intended as a temporary response to the cold conditions.
  • This city-level daytime opening complements earlier county-level added shelter capacity.
  • The action expands access in Minneapolis by adding daytime shelter hours in addition to previously reported capacity increases.
  • The report was published by Twin Cities on 2025-12-13.

📰 Sources (2)

With temperatures dropping, Minneapolis shelter opens during day this weekend
Twincities by Kristi Miller December 13, 2025
New information:
  • Minneapolis will open a shelter for daytime hours this weekend to provide warming space as temperatures drop.
  • Specifies daytime availability in Minneapolis in addition to earlier county-level added capacity.
Minnesota shelters brace for frigid weekend, high demand for beds
FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul by Leon.Purvis@fox.com (Leon Purvis) December 13, 2025