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When the temperature aloft warms faster than the temperature at or near the ground, we can have freezing rain or freezing drizzle:

Parts of western Wisconsin will see some light freezing drizzle at times this Thursday afternoon. There could also be snowflakes at times. Eastern Minnesota, including the Twin Cities metro area, could also see some patchy light freezing drizzle early this afternoon. Northern Minnesota will have periods of mainly light snow.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern Thursday afternoon and Thursday evening:

Blue indicates snow and purple shows a wintry mix in the loop. There will be precipitation in some areas that look dry in the loop, since drizzle/freezing drizzle is sometimes missed by computer models and is also hard to detect on radar.

A winter weather advisory covers western Wisconsin Thursday afternoon:

Here are details of the western Wisconsin portion of the winter weather advisory:

There is also a winter weather advisory Thursday afternoon in northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin:

Details on the snow and ice potential in northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Minnesota:

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It’s never too early to start thinking about the weekend!

Our coldest weekend temps will be Saturday morning:

We start the day with teens below zero in parts of northern Minnesota and single digits above zero in the Twin Cities.

Saturday highs reach the teens in the metro area and single digits to the north and west.

Saturday afternoon wind chills are in the teens below zero in western Minnesota:

Sunday highs are more reasonable, with 20s south and teens to the north:

Sunday afternoon wind chills are below zero in northwestern Minnesota, but a bit above zero elsewhere:

Southeastern Minnesota and southwestern Wisconsin could see some snow showers Saturday afternoon, and snow showers could clip the Twin Cities metro area and west-central Wisconsin Saturday evening and overnight Saturday night. Several inches of snow are possible deeper into Wisconsin Saturday afternoon and Saturday night. Another batch of snow spreads into western and southern Minnesota Sunday afternoon and that snow could reach the Twin Cities Sunday evening.

NOAA’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern Saturday afternoon through Sunday afternoon:

Check for updates on our weekend snow chances.

If you have outdoor plans this weekend, you’ll be happy to know that there’s plenty of snow on the ground across most of Minnesota and Wisconsin. Here’s today’s snow depth analysis from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:

There are between 12 and 20 inches of snow on the ground across much of northern Minnesota and far northern Wisconsin. There are more than 20 inches of snow cover across a wide swath of northeastern Minnesota. Central Minnesota is mainly in the 4- to 12-inch snow depth range, and we are closer to a 4-inch snow depth in the Twin Cities metro area.

There’s ample snow on the ground in many areas for cross-country skiers, sledders and snowboarders. There’s even enough snow cover for snowmobiling in much of Minnesota and northern Wisconsin.

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Some areas will see a period of light freezing drizzle Thursday afternoon, with mainly light snow in northern Minnesota. We have details on that, plus weekend forecast details and the latest snow cover map.

Hanna Dahlberg walks on snow-covered steps at College of St. Scholastica.

Light wintry mix in some areas Thursday afternoon; chilly weekend ahead

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