Frigid temperatures this weekend prompt cold weather advisories

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Our Friday clipper system is progressing as expected. Light snow tracks along the Minnesota River Valley. A few light snow showers graze the Twin Cities. 

Roads in the Twin Cities are just wet. Snowy accumulations are causing slippery roads southwest of the Twin Cities. Check out this MnDOT plow cam view from Highway 23 southwest of Willmar, Minn.

The predicted snowfall accumulations along the Minnesota River Valley still look to be on track.

We’ll see some unusual temperature patterns this weekend. Saturday morning starts chilly.

But warm advection kicks in Saturday afternoon, with the thermal ridge reaching Minnesota around midnight Saturday night. Temperatures may rise into the upper 30s to near 40 degrees across southern Minnesota at night, then fall during the day Sunday. 

That could mean the daily high temperatures for both Saturday and Sunday could occur in the hours surrounding midnight Sunday.

The medium-range forecast models still hint at bouts of colder northwest flow next week and the following week.

NOAA’s 16-day GFS output is still cranking out subzero temperatures by mid-January.

Weather and Climate News

Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News

Paul Huttner

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Friday’s clipper fades tonight. Medium-range models still hint at subzero air by mid-January.

Low Temperature forecast Saturday morning

Twin Cities National Weather Service

NOAA via Weather Bell

Upper air forecast map for 6 pm January 7

NOAA

NOAA GFS model 16-day temperature outlook for Minneapolis 

Friday snow fades; subzero cold still lurking?

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