Gradual warming trend and peeks of sun into the weekend

Snow showers gradually fade overnight. Sun mixes in with cloudy periods.

Minnesota’s April cold snap gradually gives way as we move toward the weekend.

Our pesky, swirling low-pressure system spins away from Minnesota over the next couple of days. You can see the vorticity center spinning across northern Minnesota in this GOES-16 visible satellite loop Tuesday afternoon.

GOES-16 visible satellite loop Tuesday afternoon
GOES-16 visible satellite loop Tuesday afternoon
College of Dupage Weather Lab

Frosty start Wednesday

Temperatures dip below freezing across most of northern Minnesota Wednesday morning. Much of southern Minnesota hovers near the freezing mark early Wednesday.

Forecast minimum temps Wednesday
Forecast minimum temps Wednesday
NOAA

Highs Wednesday struggle to approach 50 degrees in the south, with 30s and 40s common.

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Forecast high temperatures Wednesday
Forecast high temperatures Wednesday
NOAA

Gradually milder this weekend

Highs return to the 50s in the Twin Cities and most of Minnesota Thursday through this weekend.

Forecast high temperatures Sunday
Forecast high temperatures Sunday
NOAA

Thursday and Sunday look like the sunnier days.

Next week starts cool again. But there are signs we could see more 60s and maybe 70s as we approach the weekend of April 23-24.

Hang in there.