Frigid temperatures this weekend prompt cold weather advisories

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Wintry weather is returning again Minnesota.

A powerful clipper will blow across northern Minnesota Thursday. Snow and high winds gusting to 60 to 70 mph will create 

blizzard conditions in northwestern Minnesota

On the map below, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s NAM 3 km model shows the system racing across Minnesota Thursday.

Blizzard warnings are posted for the Red River Valley and much of northwestern Minnesota. Here’s the National Weather Service bulletin:

The heaviest snow will cover far northern Minnesota where several inches will fall from the northern Red River Valley along and south of the Canadian border all the way to to Lake Superior.

Winter storm watches along the Canadian border in 

 will likely be upgraded to warnings today for Thursday. Here’s the National Weather Service again:

The Twin Cities and southern Minnesota will see rain overnight change to wind-driven snow Thursday. Accumulations in the Twin Cities and southern Minnesota will likely be an inch or less Thursday, but highs winds and falling temperatures into the teens will cause travel issues.

Temperatures will plunge Thursday into the teens and bottom out around and below zero across Minnesota by Friday morning.

Highs Friday through the upcoming weekend will run mostly in the 20s with teens north and 30s possible in the far south.

Additional light snow chances arrive Friday and Sunday night.

The medium-range forecast maps for next week are still favoring another thaw Christmas week.

NOAA’s Global Forecast System and other models push temperatures back into the 30s and even 40s in southern Minnesota in the days surrounding Christmas!

It’s still early but signs point to a mild Christmas holiday in Minnesota this year.

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Paul Huttner

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A fierce winter storm will bring blizzard conditions to northwestern Minnesota Thursday. Rain will change to snow in the south overnight into Thursday. Thursday will be windy and much colder with temperatures falling through the day.

Blizzard warning for NW Minnesota; winter storm warnings north

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