Frigid temperatures this weekend prompt cold weather advisories

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The heaviest snow from this storm is over, but some periods of snow will continue this morning, with a bit of freezing drizzle possible too. Periods of snow linger into Saturday afternoon in northern Minnesota. Winds ramp up later this morning and into this afternoon. White-out conditions are possible in open areas, especially in western Minnesota and parts of southern Minnesota.

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

An additional inch or so of snow is possible in the Twin Cities metro area today, with a bit more than that to the north.

Northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin will see the most snow this weekend:

A blizzard warning continues this Saturday in much of western Minnesota, with a winter storm warning continuing in the remainder of Minnesota (except Houston county in the southeast), plus much of western Wisconsin:

This just in…the blizzard warning has been expanded to include parts of south-central Minnesota:

Details of the winter storm warning that includes the Twin Cities until 6 p.m.:

Blizzard warning details in western Minnesota:

You can hear updated weather information on the MPR 

, and you’ll see updated weather info on the MPR News 

The Minnesota Department of Transportation will have reports on 

. Wisconsin road conditions can be found 

The Friday/Friday night snow total at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 4.9 inches. You can generate an updated snow report map 

. Just hover over any location on the map at that link to get the location and time of the snow measurement. Move the slider in the upper left corner of the linked map to “48 hours” to include reports from earlier on Friday.

Saturday highs will happen in the early morning, with falling temps throughout the day.  Wind chills will become colder as winds pick up. Here’s a look at wind chill temps around 1 p.m. Saturday:

Sunday highs will be in the single digits:

Sunday will chills will be very cold also:

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

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The heaviest snow from this storm is over, but some periods of snow will continue this morning, with a bit of freezing drizzle possible too. Periods of snow linger into afternoon in the north. Winds ramp up today. White-out conditions are possible in open areas, especially in western Minnesota and parts of southern Minnesota.

Periods of snow, as winds ramp up; blizzard conditions western Minn. and parts of the south

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