Blizzard warnings in Northwest Minnesota, winter weather advisories across the state

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Temperatures warm to near the freezing mark in Minnesota Wednesday. 

When moisture encounters temperatures around freezing in the lowest mile of the atmosphere, a variety of wintry precipitation results. Freezing rain, rain, snow and ice pellets (sleet) are all possible. It just depends on where the above and sub-freezing air layers are located as precipitation falls through them to ground level.

The short-range forecast models favor an icy tongue of moisture across southern Minnesota overnight into Wednesday morning. Some of that precipitation may graze the Twin Cities as light snow. Here's NOAA’s NAM 3 km model depiction of events.

Snow cover across Minnesota is ample to deep. Here are some selected snow depth reports.

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Light freezing rain, snow, or rain all possible through Friday.

NOAA NAM 3 km model through Thursday afternoon

Higher temps come with an icy mix for southern Minnesota

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