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A wintry mix of precipitation Thursday; colder Thursday night

Overall the mild pattern continues

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Forecast weather conditions for 4 p.m. Thursday: a mixed bag of colors and precipitation types possible
National Weather Service

Rain, snow and some freezing precipitation move through Thursday. It will still be mild with highs in the 30s southeast to around 20 in the northwest. It’ll be colder Thursday night with lows in the teens and even subzero in northwest Minnesota.

A mixed bag of precipitation moves through Thursday

We have areas of fog and some freezing drizzle and freezing fog in portions of northern and western Minnesota early Thursday. Some freezing precipitation is possible where temperatures are below freezing, but for most we’ll see a mix of some light rain showers and snow into Thursday night.

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Forecast precipitation 6 a.m. Thursday through 3 a.m. Friday
College of DuPage Weather

A narrow area of snowfall accumulation will swipe across Minnesota from southwest to northeast.

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Forecast snowfall Thursday into Thursday night
National Weather Service

It will still be mild Thursday with highs in the 30s but colder air moves into northwest Minnesota. Highs there will be in just the low 20s.

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Forecast high temperatures Thursday
National Weather Service

It will be a bit colder Thursday night behind the system, especially in northwest Minnesota where a few spots could be near or slightly below zero.

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Forecast low temperature Thursday night
National Weather Service

A mild weekend with another storm next week

New year’s eve will be relatively mild with some scattered snow showers possible. Here’s a look at temperatures near midnight across Minnesota Saturday night:

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Forecast temperature for midnight- 1 a.m. Saturday night
National Weather Service

Another potent storm system is possible Monday into Tuesday next week. Some areas could see rain while others could see very heavy snowfall.

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forecast precipitation early Monday through early Wednesday next week
College of DuPage Weather