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Weekend weather: Saturday afternoon warmup lingers through Sunday

Weekend weather: Saturday afternoon warmup lingers through Sunday

Arctic cold will be with us Thursday night and Friday, then temperatures rebound nicely by Saturday afternoon. We have the weekend forecast details.
by Ron Trenda

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Thursday night temps may be winter's coldest; big weekend warmup

Thursday night temps may be winter's coldest; big weekend warmup

Many Minnesotans will see the coldest night of winter Thursday as frigid air makes a brief return. Temperatures and wind chills will drop through the day Thursday as gusty northwest winds blow in the cold.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Temps fall, winds rise Thursday; weekend warmup coming

Temps fall, winds rise Thursday; weekend warmup coming

The cold air strikes again after its brief retreat. This time it’s only sticking around for about 36 hours. Gusty northwest winds will drop temperatures Thursday. Thursday night will be well below zero statewide.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Winter Play: Ice fishing — learning family tradition hook, line and sinker

Winter Play: Ice fishing — learning family tradition hook, line and sinker

Our staff across the state set out to try a new-to-them winter pastime. MPR News’ southwest Minnesota reporter Hannah Yang spent her first day ice fishing with her father-in-law and husband in Faribault, Minn.
by Hannah Yang

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Winter report card: Snow, temperature extremes add up to average

Winter report card: Snow, temperature extremes add up to average

Minnesota’s winter temperatures so far this season are running very close to average in the Twin Cities, even though December delivered extreme cold and January brought persistent warmth.
by Paul Huttner

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Temps swing Wednesday-Thursday; sustained warmup starts Friday

Temps swing Wednesday-Thursday; sustained warmup starts Friday

Wednesday will be a warmer day. Cold will surge back south briefly late Thursday into Friday before a sustained weekend warmup. And welcome to February, a month of brighter and warmer changes.
by Sven Sundgaard

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February forecast: Paul Huttner has the short and long term weather outlook

February forecast: Paul Huttner has the short and long term weather outlook

As we move into the first part of February and the last part of meteorological winter — what’s the outlook for freezing and thawing temps? Host Cathy Wurzer talks with MPR News Chief Meteorologist Paul Huttner.
by Melissa Townsend and Cathy Wurzer

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Not as cold Wednesday, light snow develops north

Not as cold Wednesday, light snow develops north

Temperatures are near or subzero but not nearly as cold early Wednesday. We’ll see highs near 20 in southern Minnesota to the single digits north. Cold air swings back south touching off light snow Wednesday night.
by Sven Sundgaard

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