Cooler but still well above normal this week

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A wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet and snow will continue across much of the region Thursday morning. Most midday and afternoon precipitation will be sleet, rain and snow into Thursday night. 

Storm system brings wintry precipitation Thursday, then a break ahead of the next system 

It’s a variety show of winter weather Thursday morning in Minnesota. Freezing rain will continue through midmorning in portions of the region. Sleet and snow will also fall in central Minnesota. Mostly snow will continue north into Thursday nigh while southern Minnesota turns back to rain. The precipitation will wrap up overnight. 

Winter storm warnings continue for the metro and parts of southeast Minnesota into western Wisconsin through noon Thursday for ice and sleet. Winter weather advisories continue for much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin into Thursday night. 

For the North Shore the winter storm warning is for heavy snowfall Thursday into Thursday night:

Additional ice accumulation Thursday morning will be the issue for parts of central and southern Minnesota into western Wisconsin, but conditions should improve mid- to late morning as temperatures warm up and the sun angle gets higher (even with clouds, solar energy gets through onto roadway surfaces). 

Snowfall will be the dominant concern in central and northern Minnesota, especially the North Shore which will see, once again, the heaviest snowfall totals.

We’ll get a short break before the next storm system moves in Friday afternoon into Saturday. It will once again bring a wintry mixed bag of precipitation types with a similar overall track and precipitation pattern.

Snowfall with this this next system will once again dominate much of central and northern Minnesota, including the North Shore, with snow wrapping up late Saturday.

Sunday through midweek looks quieter but slightly cooler than normal with sunshine breaking out Sunday. We might see some activity again mid- to late next week, but that’s still quite far out in the forecast world. 

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Sven Sundgaard

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A wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet and snow will continue across much of the region Thursday morning. Most midday and afternoon precipitation will be sleet, rain and snow into Thursday night. 


Wintry mix of precipitation Thursday into Thursday night, then another system Friday

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