Temperatures will continue to fall over the next few days

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Our latest drought-busting messy storm is moving across Minnesota overnight. 

 remain in effect for much of northwestern and north-central Minnesota into Wednesday morning. 

The forecast models are tracking this system through central and northeastern Minnesota into Wednesday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s NAM 3 km model shows this quick-hitting system packing a band of heavy snowfall rates (dark blue) tracking across northern Minnesota overnight into Wednesday morning.

The forecast model loop below runs between 9 p.m. Tuesday and 7 a.m. Wednesday:

As you can see, the green areas favor pretty much all rain for the Twin Cities and southern Minnesota. There will be a little mixed ice (pink) in central Minnesota overnight. The Twin Cities is likely to pick up between 15 one-hundredths (.15) and one-quarter (.25) inch of rain overnight. 

Northern Minnesota will pick up significant snow with this system. Here’s the view of northwestern Minnesota:

Here’s a closer look at likely snowfall totals for northeastern Minnesota. The North Shore ridges will get blasted one more time in this seemingly relentless snow season. 

Our weather pattern will mellow as we move toward the upcoming weekend. Look for a mix of sun and clouds from Friday through Monday. Highs will reach well into the 40s across the Twin Cities, and we may see more 50s in southeastern Minnesota where snow cover is now fading.

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Paul Huttner

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A weather system brings a mixed bag of rain and snow to Minnesota overnight. 

Winter storm warnings for parts of northern Minnesota; milder by the weekend

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Grand Forks NWS Office

NOAA via tropical tidbits

Snowfall projection for northwest Minnesota 2

Snowfall projection for northeast Minnesota 2

Snow up north, rain for the Twin Cities overnight

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