Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News

Another day, another blasting of rain and snow; brighter and warmer weekend

Yet another wet day with wind but sun returns Saturday

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Wind gusts Thursday
College of DuPage Weather

The latest storm system continues to dump rain and snow on much of Minnesota. Here’s a look at how much additional snow fell within the last 24 hours. Snow totals now are closing in at over a foot for some places along the north shore. 13 inches is reported so far in Silver Bay and 9 inches in Grand Marais.

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Snow totals so far are piling up
National Weather Service

Our precipitation total is up to 0.61 inches in the Twin Cities. The storm is slowly progressing east and until it does we can expect more wind with gusts over 20-30 mph Thursday again.

With the low pressure center now well into northeast Wisconsin we are solidly on the cold side of this storm system meaning we can expect more snow showers rather than rain showers Thursday but temperatures will generally be too warm for accumulations for most of us.

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Rain and snow showers will continue to rotate through Minnesota Thursday
College of DuPage Weather

Friday will be still mainly cloudy for eastern Minnesota with sunshine breaking out in the north and west. Highs will still be below normal, mainly in the 40s.

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High temperatures Friday
National Weather Service

Saturday brings much more improvement with SUNSHINE and seasonable temperatures in the 40s and 50s.

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High temperatures Saturday
National Weather Service

We continue the upward climb closer to 60 in southern Minnesota and 50s more widespread north on Sunday and Monday, though with increased cloud cover.

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High temperatures Sunday
National weather service

We need to watch next week carefully as — wait for it — another storm system takes shape. This one could bring severe weather farther north, closer to Minnesota.

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Another large storm system possible next week
College of DuPage Weather