Frigid temperatures this weekend prompt cold weather advisories

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Clouds increase Wednesday as the next system brings rain and snow to the region Wednesday night into Thursday. Temperatures will fall Thursday into Friday for the weekend. 

Wintry weather set to return after another mild day Wednesday 

We’ll squeeze out another fairly mild day Wednesday with highs in the 30s for much of the state — especially central and southern Minnesota — with even a few low 40s in southwest Minnesota. Clouds will increase through the day. 

The increasing cloud cover is a result of the incoming winter storm. Most snow will fall north but much of the state will see some precipitation in one form or another. A wintry mix of showers will start to develop midday Wednesday in northwest Minnesota and expand east into the evening, turning to snow north but central and southern Minnesota will mainly see rain initially.  

There could even be some light ice accumulations (under one-tenth of an inch) in northern Minnesota before turning to snow.

There’s a winter storm watch posted for portions of northern Minnesota for Thursday for the potential for more than several inches of snowfall.

Snowfall will be heaviest along the international border with lighter amounts as you go south. Most of central and southern Minnesota will see under 1 inch of any snowfall into Thursday. 

This system will come with a lot of wind Thursday. Wind gusts will be particularly high in western Minnesota, possibly up to 50 to 60 mph, making for potential blizzard conditions in northwest Minnesota Thursday. 

Temperatures will then fall through the day Thursday. After starting out near freezing in southern Minnesota and the Twin Cities, we’ll fall into the 20s by late afternoon. Much of central and northern Minnesota will see subzero low temperatures Thursday night into early Friday morning. 

The cooler but not terribly frigid air will stick around into the weekend.

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Clouds increase Wednesday as the next system brings rain and snow to the region Wednesday night into Thursday. Temperatures will fall Thursday into Friday for the weekend. 


Still mild Wednesday, but wintry weather is returning

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