After Wednesday's sunshine, a couple rounds of snow

Wednesday brings more sunshine and slightly above-average temperatures before a couple rounds of snow target Minnesota.

Wednesday’s forecast

Except for northeastern Minnesota, where areas that saw calm winds dropped well below zero, the state started off with seasonable cold Wednesday morning.

By the afternoon, thanks to abundant sunshine, the entire state should warm into the 20s and be slightly above average.

A slight breeze will keep the temperatures feeling slightly cooler, particularly near the Red River Valley.

Snow returns

A weak area of lower pressure brings light snow into northern Minnesota Thursday morning, across the state by Thursday evening, and it slowly clears out on Friday.

Most of the state should see 1 inch or less of snow.

Slightly higher amounts are possible through parts of the Arrowhead.

Saturday will be a quieter day, but already by Saturday night, a potent system that will pass south of the state Sunday starts to bring snow into southwestern Minnesota.

Through the day Sunday, southern Minnesota is likely to see a few inches of accumulating snowfall.

There is still some uncertainty with the exact track and amount of snow, but snow totals of 3 to 4 inches or higher are possible.

Temperatures

Neither of systems that bring our chances for snow bring major temperatures changes, keeping Minnesota seasonable much of the week ahead. For the Twin Cities, as of Feb. 5, the average high is 26 degrees and the low is 10.

Here is the temperature forecast through Monday, showing how close we stay to average:

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