Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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Crank up the wind machine. Gusty winds on the backside of our giant mid-latitude cyclone will drive scattered rain and snow showers through Thursday. 

We’ve already seen wind gusts to around 45 mph in most of western Minnesota Wednesday afternoon. Winds will exceed 50 mph in the Red River Valley into Thursday. 

 are in effect for most of western Minnesota through Thursday.

Additional snowfall in northwestern Minnesota will produce near-blizzard conditions in some areas. 

Most of Minnesota will see occasional snow showers through Thursday. That will produce another snowy coating in much of Minnesota. In the Twin Cities, it should be confined to a temporary coating on grassy areas. 

At least the timing of our midweek storm pattern is better for the weekend. Saturday brings bright, welcome sunshine to Minnesota. Highs will reach the 50-degree mark in the south.

Look for a few more clouds mixed in Sunday and Monday. But highs will push well into the 50s in southern Minnesota. 

Weather and Climate News

Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News

Paul Huttner

Author

Wind-driven rain and snow showers are on the backside of our latest storm. Saturday brings bright, welcome sunshine to Minnesota, with highs reaching 50 degrees in the south.

Grand Forks, N.D., National Weather Service office

Snowfall projection for northwest Minnesota 

Gusty rain and snow showers; much nicer this weekend

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