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It’s a winter wonderland out there these days for most of Minnesota.

Our next clipper sails through Minnesota Thursday. This one looks weaker on the weather maps. 

Most forecast models suggest a track that will place the bulk of accumulating snow across southwestern and south-central Minnesota. But a couple of models suggest the system could ease a little more snow into the Twin Cities.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s High-Resolution Rapid Refresh model is among the easternmost model paths and does bring some accumulating snow into the Twin Cities Thursday afternoon. 

The forecast model loop below runs between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Thursday.

Most models keep significant accumulations southwest of the Minnesota River Valley. 

NOAA’s NAM 3 km model projection on the map below is similar to models from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts and NOAA’s Global Forecast System.

It’s most likely that a few inches of snow will fall mainly southwest of the Twin Cities Thursday. Light snow is still possible in the metro area Thursday afternoon, including during the rush hours. It doesn’t take much snow with temperatures in the teens to ice up roadways. 

So stay up on forecasts as we head through Thursday afternoon’s commute. 

A proper arctic air mass blows into Minnesota this weekend. Highs this weekend will hover at or below zero across Minnesota.

The weekend cold wave bottoms out Sunday morning with temperatures in the minus 10s to minus 20s.

There are still signs of a major warmup next week with highs into the 30s by next Tuesday!

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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News

Paul Huttner

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A weaker clipper will bring some lighter snows to southern Minnesota mainly Thursday afternoon. Current forecast models indicate the Twin Cities may ride the less snowy edge of this system.

Another clipper brings light snow Thursday; subzero weekend ahead

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