Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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A clipper system and cold front brings snow showers and wind Thursday. We’ll be briefly cooler Friday before the thaw continues for many this weekend.

Thursday will still be mild for southeastern Minnesota ahead of a clipper that will bring increased wind and some snow showers. Temps will hold steady in the teens in northwest Minnesota.

Northwest winds will blow at 15-30 mph with gusts of 35, to as much as 45 mph in western Minnesota.

We’ll see scattered snow showers move from north to south through the day Thursday. At the same time a larger storm to the southeast will barely clip far southeastern Minnesota.

Snowfall amounts will be generally light though some spots near the Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin borders could get a bit more.

Briefly colder Friday before warming back up this weekend

Behind the front, look for a briefly colder 36 hours Thursday night into Friday. Low temperatures Thursday night will drop into the teens and single digits for most but parts of northern Minnesota will slip just below zero.

High temperatures Friday will be closer to normal, in the 20s nearly statewide but with the sunshine returning.

The mild thaw quickly returns with highs in the 30s for the weekend.

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Sven Sundgaard

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A clipper system and cold front brings snow showers and wind Thursday. We’ll be briefly cooler Friday before the thaw continues for many this weekend.


Windy with snow showers Thursday then cooler Friday before warming back up

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