After a brief respite, a new round of heavy rains and wind gusts are lashing the state, forcing evacuations and knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes.
Unusually mild temperatures will continue for several more days. We have details on that, plus the rain and snow that are headed our way for Monday and Tuesday.
Heavier-than-average snowfall across much of Minnesota this winter has been a boon to a lot of winter sports enthusiasts. But it’s now causing problems with ice conditions on some frozen lakes, forcing organizers of some events to change plans.
Our weekend weather will be very tame for mid-January. We aren’t expecting any snowstorms or biting wind chills, and temps will be well above normal. We have your weekend forecast details, plus the new Minnesota snow depth map.
A cool Friday will be followed by much milder air already for the weekend. Highs will be above freezing for many Saturday with a chance at 40 Sunday south. Rain develops Monday with snow Monday night in southern Minnesota.
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