Updraft

Clouds continue the next few days, with a chance for widespread light snow Thursday into Friday. By the weekend, temperatures soar and a little more sunshine returns.

Our trend of a stagnant air mass bringing low clouds, fog and even some flurries continues Wednesday. Temperatures start to rise slightly ahead of a big weekend warmup.

Solar sensors in the Twin Cities measured the least solar radiation in January since records began in 1963.

Friday brings a shot of light snow. Another shot of mild Pacific air arrives this weekend.

Cooler air returned temperatures across Minnesota back to average Tuesday, but a big warmup is in store by the weekend. Accumulating snow chances remain limited all week.

Minnesota is starting off again with a very low layer of clouds that is producing scattered flurries across the state Tuesday morning. While the flurries should end by late morning, the clouds stick around all day.

We aren’t expecting any huge temperature swings this week, but you’ll notice higher temps late in the week and into the weekend. We had a much colder end to January last year, and we’ll revisit that.

A stable air mass over Minnesota is helping to keep temperatures mild, but it is also causing cloudy skies and periods of fog. Light snow chances return by Thursday.

A very stable air mass sitting over Minnesota is causing some fog and drizzle for parts of Minnesota Monday morning, and it will keep clouds in place for most of the day.

Parts of western Minnesota will see some periods of freezing drizzle or a wintry mix Sunday evening and overnight Sunday night. Details on that, plus some mild temperatures in the week ahead.