Frigid temperatures this weekend prompt cold weather advisories

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A low pressure system will spin through Minnesota today, delivering a swath of snow to northern Minnesota and parts of Wisconsin.

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

Parts of central Minnesota and west-central Wisconsin will see a rain/snow mix at times this morning. A few scattered rain showers are possible in southern Minnesota and the Twin Cities metro area today.

Here are forecast snow amounts, from the Duluth office of the NWS:

The Grand Forks NWS office posted these snow amounts in northwestern Minnesota and eastern North Dakota:

Winter weather advisories are in effect until mid-afternoon in parts of northern Minnesota and eastern North Dakota: 

The winter weather advisories continue right into Saturday evening in northeastern Minnesota:

Details of the winter weather advisory, which includes Duluth:

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Our average Twin Cities high temp is 58 degrees on Oct. 17. The metro area could see highs in the low to mid-50s this Saturday, with falling temps by mid afternoon.

Highs will probably range from the mid and upper 30s in northeastern Minnesota to the upper 50s in far southern Minnesota Saturday afternoon:

A few spots in southeastern Minnesota could touch 60.

Saturday will be breezy, with gusts of 18 to 30 mph:

Plotted values are in knots, with 16 knots equal to around 18 mph and 26 knots equal to around 30 mph.

This Updraft blog will be updated by around 10 a.m., with details on the rest of this weekend and a look at the week ahead.

You can hear my live weather updates on MPR News at 7:35 a.m., 9:35 a.m. and 4:39 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday.

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Ron Trenda

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Accumulating snow is falling up north, but southern Minnesota will dodge the flakes today. We have forecast snow amounts and the latest advisories.

Saturday snow in northern Minnesota; several inches in some locations

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