Frigid temperatures this weekend prompt cold weather advisories

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Morning snow showers and freezing drizzle will linger along the North Shore. Skies across Minnesota will remain mostly cloudy. It’ll be breezy with snow showers along the Minnesota-Iowa border overnight into Thursday. Temps will be milder by Friday. 

Lingering snow showers northeast; breezy Wednesday

Northern Minnesota saw significant snow in several locations. Up to 10.1 inches of snow fell in Grand Marais on the North Shore, with many places adding 6 inches or more.

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Snow showers and freezing drizzle will linger Wednesday morning for portions of the North Shore into the Arrowhead. Another 1 to 2 inches of snowfall is possible.

Look for breezy conditions Wednesday from the west at 10-20 mph behind Tuesday night’s system. High temperatures Wednesday will be in the upper 30s in the Twin Cities into northeastern Minnesota with 40s in southeast Minnesota and colder temps northwest in the 20s.

Watch for refreeze Wednesday night as temperatures drop below freezing statewide.

Wednesday night snow tracking south; warmer by Friday

The next system continues to track more south. Some snow showers will be possible Wednesday night in southern Minnesota but it appears most accumulation will be limited to northern Iowa and along the Minnesota-Iowa border.

Thursday will be cooler than normal once again but with some afternoon sunshine peeking out.

We’re then in for a milder stretch Friday into the weekend where temperatures will finally be near normal, which by that point is in the mid-40s for southern Minnesota and near 40 north.

The pattern also looks drier and quieter across most of Minnesota for the next several days, with most precipitation falling to our south and southeast.

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Morning snow showers and freezing drizzle will linger along the North Shore. Skies across Minnesota will remain mostly cloudy. It’ll be breezy with snow showers along the Minnesota-Iowa border overnight into Thursday. Temps will be milder by Friday. 


Snow showers will linger in the arrowhead early Wednesday. It will be breezy with west winds 10-20 mph. Highs will range from the 40s southeast to the 20s northwest. More snow showers are possible in south Minnesota Wednesday night.

Wednesday night snow tracking south; warmer end to the week

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