Frigid temperatures this weekend prompt cold weather advisories

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Mild Pacific air gushed into Minnesota Tuesday afternoon as expected. Temperatures reached into the 50s at several locations, including near the Canadian border at International Falls.

Canby in southwestern Minnesota hit 51 degrees Tuesday afternoon.

In the Twin Cities, we’ve hit 43 degrees so far.

On the map below, you can see how widespread temperatures in the 40s and even 50s are Tuesday afternoon as Minnesota rides the northern edge of a mild air mass. (I believe the 64-degree temperature at Wadena is a faulty sensor.)

A winter storm watch is up for northwestern Minnesota late Wednesday into Thursday. A potent storm will bring snow and high winds to the north country later Wednesday. Here’s the National Weather Service bulletin:

I’ll have a deeper dig into that system later Tuesday.

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Temperatures near 50 degrees all the way to the Canadian border Tuesday afternoon. Colder air and a wintry storm system moves in Wednesday into Thursday.

Thaw! Temps top 50 Tuesday in parts of Minnesota

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