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Clipper brings light snow Tuesday night, falling temperatures Wednesday

Temps falling through Wednesday
High-Resolution Rapid Refresh scenario of surface temperatures for 12 a.m. Wednesday to 6 a.m. Thursday.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, via Pivotal Weather

December has begun with a chilly stretch that will continue through the forecast. It will be coldest Wednesday night into Thursday with lows in the single digits and teens below zero.

Thursday morning lows
Expected low temperatures Wednesday night into Thursday morning
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Morning lows will slightly improve after Thursday, but overall temperatures will remain consistently below average. For reference, Dec. 2 in the Twin Cities has a normal high of 34 degrees and a normal low of 20.

Daytime highs will be below average every day through Sunday with the exception of Friday as we briefly return to mid-20s.

Friday's highs
Expected highs Friday
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Wednesday's max temperatures will be achieved in the early overnight hours as arctic air taking over from the northwest drives temperatures into the single digits by 5 p.m.

Temps falling through Wednesday
High-Resolution Rapid Refresh scenario of surface temperatures for 12 a.m. Wednesday to 6 a.m. Thursday
NOAA, via Pivotal Weather

There were some flurries Tuesday in southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin. The more widespread chance sweeps the region Tuesday night with amounts ranging from a trace to a few tenths of an inch by early Wednesday morning.

Track of snow
High-Resolution Rapid Refresh scenario of snow for 3 p.m. Tuesday through noon Thursday
NOAA, via Pivotal Weather

Additional similar snow events are possible Thursday through the weekend. The area with the best chance of 1 to 2 inches through Friday morning will be along the Canadian border.

Snow through Thursday night
Expected snow amounts through 6 a.m. Friday.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

We'll keep an eye on where Saturday's snow amounts could top over 1 inch, but even that round doesn't look to be significant at this time.