Frigid temperatures this weekend prompt cold weather advisories

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I hope you enjoyed our brief but lovely Tuesday thaw. Wintry weather makes a blustery comeback Wednesday into Thursday.

Another potent clipper will race across northern Minnesota Wednesday into Thursday. It will be warm enough for rain in the south Wednesday night but mostly snow in the north. 

The Twin Cities and southern Minnesota will see windy conditions with falling temperatures and light snow on the system’s backside.

Winter storm watches will very likely be upgraded into warnings by Wednesday morning for the following evening across much of northern Minnesota. Blizzard conditions are possible in the northern Red River Valley into northwestern Minnesota.

Here’s a quick look at the National Weather Service storm verbiage across northwestern Minnesota:

And here’s the view for northeastern Minnesota:

Our inbound air mass behind the storm will be wintry but not as cold as last weekend. Lows will dip below zero by Friday morning.

And highs this weekend will run in the teens north to 20s to around 30 south.

The early read on Christmas week suggests another minor thaw possible in the south. Right now, forecast models don’t show any big storms on the maps for next week. Yet.

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A powerful winter storm brings high winds and heavy snow to the north. Windy with rain to light snow in the Twin Cities and the south.

Winter storm watches for most of northern Minnesota

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