Prompts winter weather advisories as cold air moves in Friday night

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Spring is a relative concept this year in Minnesota and the Upper Midwest. 

So far April is running more than 2 degrees colder than average. And that number is headed even further south over the next week. Still, it could be worse. 

I’m hearing from some in northwest Minnesota, North Dakota and Manitoba that they’ve just about given up on the idea of spring this year. The seasons can be cruel at 45 to 50 degrees north latitude in the center of North America. 

 found evidence of damage from 2 tornadoes in southeast Minnesota from Tuesday evening’s storms. 

The potent low-pressure storm over North Dakota swirls east through northern Minnesota Thursday. Expect scattered snow showers, with a light accumulation up north. 

Thursday brings high winds across the Upper Midwest once again. A 

 covers central and southern Minnesota Thursday. Gusts will reach 50 mph in some locations. Bad hair day and small pet alert. 

The cold exhaust from our massive Midwest storm will pump cold winds across Minnesota the rest of this week. Temperatures Thursday and Friday will hiver in the 30s and 40s. That’s a good 20 degrees colder than average for mid-April. 

Highs this weekend will run in the 40s across much of Minnesota. There are signs of 50s again next week. The European model puts out 68 degrees for the Twin Cities next Thursday. 

We’ll see. I wish I had better (warmer) news.

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