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Our exceedingly wet cold-season weather pattern continues. Our next weather system brings a mix of rain and snow to Minnesota into Wednesday. 

 are up for a big chunk of northwestern Minnesota into Wednesday. 

This one is a pretty typical March low-pressure system. It is tracking a little farther north than the past few storms, through central and northeastern Minnesota. 

That puts the Twin Cities on the warmer (rainy) southern side of the system, but it will be cold enough for a mix of ice and snow in central and northern Minnesota.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s NAM 3 km model seems to have a good handle on the rain and snow zones through Tuesday night. The main shot of rain in the Twin Cities likely arrives between about 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. overnight into Wednesday.  

Check out the slightly higher modeled intensity (yellow) of some of the rain cells over the Twin Cities Tuesday night. We could have a few brief downpours! 

In the subfreezing air up north it will be mostly snow. There may be some ice mixed in Tuesday night in central Minnesota. You can see the overall statewide snowfall projection:

Here’s a closer look at northeastern Minnesota snowfall projections:

Here’s a look at likely snowfall for northwestern Minnesota and the Red River Valley: 

Our weather will mellow as we move toward the upcoming weekend. The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts model suggests a mix of sun and clouds between Friday and Monday with highs in the 40s to nearly 50 degrees for southern Minnesota. 

Here’s a look at highs currently forecast for Saturday:

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Paul Huttner

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Our next weather system brings a mix of rain and snow to Minnesota. 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NOAA

Snowfall projection for northeast Minnesota 

Snowfall projection for northwest Minnesota 

Winter storm warning northwest; mostly rain for Twin Cities

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