Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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Our January has been much warmer than normal so far. 

At Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, the average temp is running 7.5 degrees warmer than normal this January. Twenty-two out of 25 days have been warmer than normal in the Twin Cities this January.

Our temps are chilly Thursday, but they will rebound briefly on Friday before turning sharply colder this weekend. Next week looks chilly as well.

Saturday morning low temps will range from teens below zero in northwestern Minnesota to single digits above zero in the Twin Cities and southern Minnesota:

Saturday will be breezy, with afternoon wind chills ranging from 20s below zero in northwestern Minnesota to single digits below zero southeast:

Saturday highs will be below zero to the northwest and in the single digits and lower teens above zero to the southeast:

Twin Cities Saturday highs, around 10 degrees, will be 14 degrees below our average Jan. 28 high temperature.

Low temps Sunday morning will range from 20s below zero in the far north to single digits below zero in the metro area and southeastern Minnesota:

Sunday afternoon wind chill temps will be in the teens and 20s below zero:

Sunday high temps will be in the single digits below zero in northern and western Minnesota, with single digits above zero elsewhere:

A low-pressure system will bring snow to Iowa, far southern Minnesota and the southern half of Wisconsin on Saturday.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale (NAM) forecast model shows the potential snow pattern from 3 a.m. Saturday to 5 p.m. Saturday:

Some forecast models keep the Saturday snow just south of the Twin Cities metro area. Sunday looks dry in Minnesota and western Wisconsin.

A low-pressure system is expected to spread snow into eastern North Dakota Thursday afternoon and into northwestern Minnesota early Thursday evening.  

The snow may arrive in the Twin Cities metro area late this evening, with periods of snow overnight, ending early Friday. NOAA’s NAM forecast model shows the potential snow pattern from 5 p.m. this Thursday to noon on Friday:

Many areas are expected to see around 1 inch of snow from Thursday evening into Friday morning:

There will be some 1 to 2 inch amounts to the north. Here’s the National Weather Service snow forecast for eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota:

A winter weather advisory for snow and blowing snow starts at at 3 p.m. Thursday in eastern North Dakota and 6 p.m. in northwestern Minnesota:

Here are details of the Minnesota portion of the advisory:

You can find updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the Minnesota Public Radio News 

You can hear my live weather updates on MPR News at 7:35 a.m., 9:35 a.m. and 4:39 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

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Thursday night snow could slow our Friday morning commutes. Much colder air and gusty winds are on tap for the weekend. Snow is possible in the far south Saturday morning.

Weekend weather: Cold! Subzero wind chills as frigid air settles in

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