Mild, breezy Wednesday with warmer air ahead
More seasonable temperatures return by the weekend
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We’re in for a December heat wave the next few days with highs in the 40s and 50s in southern Minnesota. Cooler air is back for the weekend with some snow possible especially north.
Mild, breezy Wednesday through Friday
The next few days will be incredibly mild with temperatures averaging 15 to 30 degrees above normal for many locations. Highs Wednesday will be well into the 40s with 50s in southwestern Minnesota.
It will be a bit breezy from the south at times as warmer air moves in. South winds will be 7-14 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
Thursday will be the warmest day with widespread 50s in southern Minnesota and even some 60s potentially in southwestern Minnesota.
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Friday will still be mild in southern Minnesota but colder air will already be moving into northern Minnesota.
Seasonable weekend temps; snow chances north and southeast
The trigger for that cold air is a clipper system that will bring rain and snow showers to northern Minnesota Friday and allow the cold air to move in its wake.
On Saturday, a separate storm to the south and southeast will develop bringing rain and snow to Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois and could clip portions of southeastern Minnesota.
Portions of northern Minnesota could see a coating to as much as a couple of inches of snow in the far northwestern corner of the state.
Temperatures will be cooler for the weekend, to seasonable levels, mainly in the 20s and 30s.
