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Weekend weather: Cold; flakes at times Saturday afternoon and evening
There are some flakes in our Saturday forecast and the entire weekend will be cold. We have the forecast details, plus an update on Thursday snow in northwestern Minnesota.
Scattered rain showers with wind, cold, snow coming; latest drought update
Scattered rain showers are back in Minnesota with snow falling in northwestern Minnesota Thursday. Temps drop Friday with winds increasing. Snow will fall in southern Minnesota Saturday.
Scattered showers Thursday; snow in northwest Minnesota
Expect a soggy Thursday nearly statewide. Scattered rain showers will dominate with snow in the northwest. Winds will increase and temperatures will fall on Friday.
Snow: Winter weather advisory for NW Minnesota
A winter weather advisory is posted for northwestern Minnesota into Friday. Winter storm warnings are up for most of North Dakota, and the season’s first snowflakes could fly in the Twin Cities by Saturday.
More rain and some snow on the way
Our next weather system brings additional rain and some snow.
A break Wednesday before more rain and wintry weather
Wednesday should be mostly dry before more rain develops by evening into the overnight. Much of southern Minnesota could see up to 1 inch of additional rainfall while snow develops northwest.
A dry break most of Wednesday but more rain develops; snow northwest
We get a mostly dry break Wednesday with mild temperatures south and chilly temperatures north. More rain develops Wednesday night and rain will turn into snow in northwest Minnesota into Thursday.
Late October severe storms drop large hail
Late October storms turned severe Tuesday.
Thunderstorms, snow and a big temperature drop
Thunderstorms will develop again across southern Minnesota Tuesday. Some of those could be strong with large hail. More rain develops Wednesday night. Snow will develop in northwestern Minnesota.