Widespread snow melt continues Friday

Highs stay 10 to 20 degrees above average

Quiet and mild weather continues Friday with most of the state seeing highs in the 40s and 50s again.

Friday’s forecast

Minnesota is off to another mild start Friday, with morning lows from the teens north to low 30s south. This is 10 to 15 degrees above average for early March. However, with most areas below freezing, continue to watch for morning areas of black ice as moisture from the daily snow melt refreezes.

Friday’s weather will be very similar to Thursday, with just a few more clouds. Highs for most of the state make it back into the 40s, with a few 50s south and west, continuing the major thaw the state has seen this week.

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Friday high temperatures
National Weather Service

Temperatures turn even higher by Sunday, and parts of the state could be in record territory next week. That extended forecast will be updated around 9 a.m.

Programming note

You can hear my live weather updates on Minnesota Public Radio at 7:48 a.m. Monday through Friday morning.

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