Very mild Wednesday with more sunshine; snow showers Thursday then cooler

Dueling systems will create snow showers Thursday

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Forecast high temperatures Wednesday
NOAA via pivotal weather

Look for more sunshine and mild temperatures Wednesday. Highs will range from 30 in northwest Minnesota to around 40 in the southeast. Thursday will bring the next chance of snow showers.

Very mild Wednesday with more sun

Wednesday will be even a bit warmer than the last couple days with high temperatures approaching 40 for some in southeast Minnesota. We’ll have more sunshine also, soak it up, the clouds roll back in for Thursday.

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Forecast cloud cover Wednesday
College of DuPage Weather

Temperatures will be 10 to 20 degrees warmer than normal Wednesday afternoon.

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Forecast temperature anomalies (difference from normal) Wednesday afternoon
NOAA via pivotal weather

Dueling systems create snow showers Thursday then briefly cooler

We have a clipper system and cold front moving in from the northwest at the same time a larger storm moves through Iowa, Illinois and southern Wisconsin, clipping southeastern Minnesota Thursday.

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Forecast precipitation 9 p.m. Wednesday through 9 p.m. Thursday
College of DuPage Weather

Most of Minnesota will see scattered snow showers with a coating of accumulation possible but portions of southeast Minnesota could see more accumulation.

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Forecast snowfall Wednesday night into Thursday night
National Weather Service

Behind these systems Thursday the temps briefly dip Friday with highs in the 20s.

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Forecast high temperatures Friday
NOAA via pivotal weather

By the weekend much of Minnesota will be back above freezing with even milder readings possible into early next week.

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