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Warmer Wednesday with rain and snow on the way Wednesday night into Thursday

Highs will be in the 30s and 40s Wednesday

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Winter storm watch goes into effect midday Thursday until early Friday
NOAA via pivotal weather

Temperatures warm up Wednesday with many places seeing highs in the 40s. The first round of moisture brings rain and snow to northern Minnesota Wednesday night with rain and snow spreading across southern Minnesota Thursday.

Mild Wednesday

High temperatures Wednesday will soar into the 40s across eastern and southern portions of the state. Western Minnesota will remain cooler with highs in the mid to upper 30s. We’ll see some morning sun but clouds will increase and thicken up through the day.

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Forecast high temperatures Wednesday
NOAA via pivotal weather

High temperatures will be near or slightly above normal for the date in most areas.

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

Rain and snow comes in two rounds for northern then southern Minnesota

Our next storm system will bring moisture in two waves. The first will develop rain and snow showers across northern Minnesota Wednesday night into early Thursday then moisture will fill in from the southwest early Thursday and spread northeast.

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Forecast precipitation 2 p.m. Wednesday through 1 p.m. Thursday
College of DuPage Weather

Northern Minnesota can expect a fresh coating of snow, up to a couple inches Wednesday night in some places but the snow will be mixing with rain also, at least initially.

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Forecast snowfall Wednesday night through early Thursday
NOAA via pivotal weather

The precipitation will likely fall as a rain and snow mix in southern Minnesota turning to snow by Thursday afternoon and night. Storm total snowfall will be wet and difficult to measure as in previous ‘mild snowfalls.’

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Forecast snowfall storm totals through Friday from the National Weather Service
National Weather Service

Behind the storm it will be colder Friday and Saturday with highs in the 20s and low 30s, at least 15 degrees below normal.