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Rain, ice and snow continue to rotate around our slow moving storm system Thursday. Snow accumulations will be confined to the northern half of Minnesota with mainly rain showers south. More snow showers, mixed with rain, south will persist into Friday.

It’s now officially Duluth’s snowiest season on record.

Rain, sleet, freezing rain and snow continue Thursday and Friday

A wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet, snow, and rain in northeastern Minnesota will turn to all snow during the day Thursday with snow continuing in the north and northwest. Southern Minnesota will see another round of morning and midday showers, some thunder.

Many locations in northeastern Minnesota saw snowfall overnight Wednesday night into Thursday. Duluth received more than enough to now have their snowiest season on record.

For southern Minnesota it’s been substantial rainfall with several locations reporting over 1 inch of rain. Maple Plain in western Hennepin County reported 1.3 inches of rain and Buffalo in Wright County reported 1.26 inches.

Additional ice accumulation is possible along the North Shore Thursday. 

The snow will continue north and expand through Thursday into Thursday night and Friday with significant accumulation totals in some places, especially near the international border.

Snow showers will continue to rotate in broken band around our ever-so-slow moving storm system with the upper low centered over northern Minnesota through the day Friday. 

The occasional snow showers will mix with rain showers during the afternoon hours in southern Minnesota.

It will be windy in areas around the center of the system but as the center passes overhead, like in the eye of a hurricane, winds will be lighter for a time midday across southern Minnesota. Winds along the North Shore will continue to gust at 45 to 55 mph. 

Duluth recorded a 54 mph wind gust early Thursday. 

Chilly weekend but dry into early next week

While we’ll dry out over the weekend, it will still be chilly. Highs Saturday will be in the 40s and 30s.

Sunday won’t be much warmer but we should see more sunshine.

We have several days of dry weather at least to enjoy, even if it remains cooler than normal. We should see highs in the 50s become more widespread by Monday and Tuesday.

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Sven Sundgaard

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Rain, ice and snow continue to rotate around our slow moving storm system Thursday. Snow accumulations will be confined to the northern half of Minnesota with mainly rain showers south. More snow showers, mixed with rain, south will persist into Friday.


Rain showers south, wintry mix becomes snow north, windy and cool

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, via Pivotal Weather

A pedestrian crosses South Sixth Street in downtown Minneapolis.

Snow north, rain showers south; it's now Duluth's snowiest season ever

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