Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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Friday will bring dry weather with peeks of sunshine and above freezing high temperatures in eastern Minnesota. More snow develops Saturday into Saturday night with heavy snow in northern Minnesota.

We picked up anywhere from 2 to 4 inches of new snow in the Twin Cities Thursday into early Friday. The official tally was 2.7 inches at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

The official amount was just shy of what’s needed to get into the top 10 of all-time seasonal snowfall totals. With more snow coming Saturday and only four-tenths of an inch to go, we’re all but guaranteed a top 10 spot.

The heaviest snow fell in southeastern Minnesota as expected where some places saw 6 inches of snow. Southern Wisconsin saw between 6 and 12 inches.

We have all of Friday to clean up what snow fell, though that strong March sun angle will do a lot of the work. High temperatures will be above freezing as well for most of Minnesota with the exception of far western Minnesota.

A winter storm watch is already posted for northern Minnesota where significant snow is expected Saturday into early Sunday.

Heavy snow looks likely for northern Minnesota with the snow starting during the morning hours and lingering into Sunday.

On the southern end of this snowfall the possibilities have a wider possible range. While the official National Weather Service forecast calls for 4 to 6 inches in the Twin Cities area, there’s a possibility of lower range, 2 to 4 inches.

Heading into next week, we’re in for a few relatively quiet days and a brief cool down Monday into early Tuesday. Highs Monday, while certainly not frigid, will be about 10 to 12 degrees below normal.

By Wednesday we should see temperatures shoot up to near 40 degrees in southern Minnesota, but that’s actually right on target for normal.

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Friday will bring dry weather with peeks of sunshine and above-freezing high temperatures in eastern Minnesota. More snow develops Saturday into Saturday night with heavy snow in northern Minnesota.

Saturday snow will make it a top 10 season for Twin Cities

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