Frigid temperatures this weekend prompt cold weather advisories

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Except for the Northwest corner of Minnesota, most of the state saw at least some snow overnight. Now the digging out begins before round two!

Snow continues to move out, and winds, which are still gusting 30-40 mph as of Wednesday morning, will die down through Wednesday afternoon.

Here is a look at the snow totals that had been reported as of 9 a.m. around the Twin Cities: 

For the most updated snow totals, you can see the 

Our temperatures will stay mostly steady Wednesday, only going up a couple degrees in the afternoon, and ranging from the mid-20s to low 30s.

The holiday will be a quieter weather day, in between our two storms this week. However, temperatures will stay below average across Minnesota, with highs only in the 20s.

Already by Thursday evening, we will start to see light snow move across Minnesota ahead of our next storm.

Another storm impact Minnesota Thursday night through Sunday 

While the snow storm Tuesday-Wednesday moved through quickly and was mostly snow, the next storm system will have a larger area of precipitation, be slower moving, and have a longer impact. It will also be right on the temperature line where different part of Minnesota will see various combinations of rain, snow, and even some possible freezing rain. 

So, there is still some uncertainty, but here is how things are shaping up:

The best chance for any ice comes on Friday, and particularly for Western Minnesota. Fortunately, it currently looks light it would stay light, with more of the precipitation coming as snow. 

Snow totals will really vary with this system because some of Minnesota will be warm enough, especially on Saturday, that some of the precipitation will be rain. For Northern Minnesota, it is more likely to stay cold enough to see mostly snow, so heavy snow and blowing snow could be a problem, particularly Saturday. 

Here is how that dividing line of rain/snow could set up on Saturday, but any slight changes in the temperature could impact which type of precipitation falls.

It will also be windy on Saturday, so those seeing snow will contend with blowing snow and reduced visibility at times. 

By Saturday night, temperatures will likely cool enough that precipitation across the state returns to mostly snow, and the snow lightens by Sunday morning and tapers-off through the day.

After Sunday, we have a stretch of weather that looks much quieter!

You can hear my live weather updates on MPR News at 7:48 a.m. Monday through Friday morning.

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Nicole Mitchell 

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Except for the Northwest corner of Minnesota, most of the state saw at least some snow overnight. Now the digging out begins before round two!


Improving conditions Wednesday, brace for another storm late Thursday

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