Frigid temperatures this weekend prompt cold weather advisories

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Our average high temp is 37 degrees in the Twin Cities this time of year. We’ll be close to that for our Friday afternoon high, and highs in the 30s are expected across most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin.

Saturday highs reach the 30s in many areas, with some 40s in southern Minnesota:

There’ll be a lot of highs in the 40s on Sunday, with 30s in the far north:

Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to reach the lower 40s on Monday, followed by mid-30s next Tuesday through Thursday.

One forecast model shows a chance of rain showers or snow showers in far northern Minnesota late in the day on Sunday. The north could also see a few snow showers overnight Sunday night and early on Monday.

The next strong low-pressure system is expected to spin to our southeast on Tuesday and Tuesday night. 

Southeastern Minnesota could see some snow if it takes that track, with heavier snow amounts possible on parts of Iowa and southern/eastern Wisconsin.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Global Forecast System (GFS) model shows this potential precipitation pattern next Tuesday through Tuesday evening:

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As for Thanksgiving, there still isn’t a lot of agreement among the forecast models. Various models give Minnesota and western Wisconsin a chance of rain showers and snow showers. Check for forecast details as we get closer to Thanksgiving.

Since the Thursday morning Updraft post, there have been several additional snow reports for the Wednesday/early Thursday snow event up north.  The National Weather Service snowfall report 

The golden shovel award from the Wednesday/early Thursday snow event goes to an observer 12 miles north of Hovland in far northeastern Minnesota, who reported 11 inches of new snow!

You can go to the map link and move the slider to “48 hours” to get snow reports. Just hover over any snowfall report to get details on snow measurements and time of observation.

You can hear my live weather updates on Minnesota Public Radio at 7:35 a.m., 9:35 a.m. and 4:35 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday.

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Ron Trenda

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We’ll have some fairly nice weather Friday through much of the weekend. Parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin could get clipped by a storm system that tracks to our southeast next Tuesday. Details on that, plus a look at Thanksgiving weather.

Quiet weather into this weekend; Tuesday snow chance for some areas

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