Another wintry storm Friday

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Just as one storm system exits northeast Minnesota, the next one will push into western Minnesota Friday. Heavy snow is expected north with a mixed bag south into Saturday. 

Just as one storm system exits, the next one moves in Friday into Saturday 

Northern Minnesota and, in particular, the North Shore got its fill of snowfall over the last day and a half. Some areas saw over a half-foot of fresh, wet snowfall. Duluth received 6 to 7.1 inches so far. Snow continues for portions of northeast Minnesota early Friday. 

As one system exits, another will move in. We’ll get another several hours of dry weather before the next storm system moves into Minnesota. It’ll be cloudy and breezy Friday with highs in the low 40s east and just 30s west. 

Precipitation will develop in western and southwest Minnesota later Friday morning with rain on the southern end and a wintry mix, with potentially some freezing rain and sleet in west central Minnesota. That precipitation will then expand east and northeast. The rain will be more scattered Friday afternoon for the Twin Cities area — so the Twins’ home opener shouldn’t be a total washout.

Central Minnesota will see a mix during the day Friday changing to all snow Friday evening in northern Minnesota into Friday night and Saturday. Southern Minnesota will see mostly rain with an occasional mix. We might see a brief period of snow Saturday evening in the Twin Cities and southern Minnesota. 

A winter storm warning is posted for northwest and northern Minnesota with winter weather advisories elsewhere for later Friday into Saturday. 

Snow will be heavy for northwest and north-central Minnesota and the North Shore once again, coming in at over a half-foot. Totals will once again drop off quickly farther south. 

We’ll also watch for the potential for some ice accumulation in western and central Minnesota Friday morning and in other parts of the state and northwest Wisconsin late Friday night and early Saturday morning. 

Easter Sunday looks brighter as the system exits Saturday night. Look for scattered clouds Sunday and temperatures just a little bit cooler than normal, mostly in the 40s.

Next week looks quiet overall with cooler-than-normal temperature to start the week, but we could be back to 60 in the Twin Cities and southern Minnesota midweek. A clipper system is possible late Wednesday into Thursday and potentially a larger system at the end of the week, next week. 

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Sven Sundgaard

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Just as one storm system exits northeast Minnesota, the next one will push into western Minnesota Friday. Heavy snow is expected north with a mixed bag south into Saturday. 


As one system moves out, another moves in Friday into Saturday

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