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Very mild Friday, Saturday with falling temps Sunday

A potentially more active pattern develops next week

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Forecast temperature anomalies Friday through Monday
NOAA via pivotal weather

Very mild temperatures persist through Saturday with falling temps Sunday as arctic air moves in, producing some snow showers also.

More melting today and tomorrow before cold air moves in Sunday 

Low clouds will linger much of Friday but fog and haze should improve as drier northwest winds blow. It will be very mild with above freezing afternoon highs. Southwest Minnesota will see highs in the low to mid 40s. 

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Forecast highs Friday
National Weather Service

Temperatures will dip back below freezing for the northern half of the state Friday night into early Saturday. Watch for fog to redevelop and it could be freezing fog in central Minnesota where temperatures will drop just below freezing.

Temperatures will be the warmest yet this week on Saturday with highs near 50-degrees in southwest Minnesota and low 40s throughout central and southern Minnesota.

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Forecast highs Saturday
National Weather Service

Temperatures will fall through the day Sunday from near-freezing in the morning into the teens by evening with temperatures dropping below zero in northwest Minnesota.

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Forecast temperatures 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts via pivotal weather

Ahead of the Arctic front we’ll also see snow showers develop through the day Sunday into Sunday night.

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Forecast precipitation 10 p.m. Saturday through 6 p.m. Sunday
NOAA via pivotal weather

Most snowfall accumulation will be confined to eastern Minnesota into Wisconsin. At least an inch or two of snow is likely.

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Forecast snowfall Saturday night into Sunday night
National Weather Service

Several forecast models are starting to trend higher for Sunday snowfall in eastern Minnesota. Here’s the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecast model. It shows the potential for several inches in northeastern and far eastern Minnesota into western Wisconsin.

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Forecast snowfall from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts via pivotal weather

Highs Monday will be in the teens and single digits but sunshine will also return thanks to the cold, dry air. 

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Forecast highs Monday
National Weather Service

Temperatures will pop back up into the 20s and 30s for southern Minnesota by Tuesday but then cool off again midweek. It will be a roller coaster of temperatures and a potentially more active pattern with the jet stream overhead. There could be a couple of snowfall chances Tuesday and Wednesday.