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iPhone says 80s next week? Careful where you get your Minnesota weather

iPhone says 80s next week? Careful where you get your Minnesota weather

Many Twin Cities residents awoke Monday to their iPhone weather forecasts telling them it’d be in the 80s next week. This would be quite the “weather whiplash.” It’s also highly unlikely. Here’s what’s going on.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Cloudy Monday; rain, heavy snow set to fall Tuesday into Wednesday

Cloudy Monday; rain, heavy snow set to fall Tuesday into Wednesday

Monday will bring flurries and clouds north with increasing clouds south. Snow and rain develop Tuesday with significant snowfall for much of northern and west central Minnesota into Wednesday. It’ll then be colder before warming up into the weekend.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Mostly quiet Monday; rain, snow Tuesday into Wednesday

Mostly quiet Monday; rain, snow Tuesday into Wednesday

We have one more quiet day Monday before the next big storm system brings lots of moisture to Minnesota again Tuesday. Snow will develop in central and northern Minnesota Tuesday morning with rain developing south. Significant snow will fall north and west into Wednesday.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Sunday snowmelt. Major storm Tuesday-Wednesday.

Sunday snowmelt. Major storm Tuesday-Wednesday.

Snow has been melting on Sunday. Expect a high-impact storm system to arrive on Tuesday and linger into Wednesday night.
by Bill Endersen

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Milder temps Sunday; midweek storm to bring strong winds, more snow

Milder temps Sunday; midweek storm to bring strong winds, more snow

Southerly winds will deliver milder temps Sunday afternoon. We have details on that and the winter storm that’ll affect much of Minnesota Tuesday and Wednesday.
by Ron Trenda

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Chance of a light wintry mix Sunday morning; periods of snow northern Minn. today

Chance of a light wintry mix Sunday morning; periods of snow northern Minn. today

Spotty light freezing rain or a wintry mix will be possible this Sunday morning, then precipitation chances linger in northern Minnesota Sunday afternoon. Temps will be a bit milder, but winds will be gusty.
by Ron Trenda

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Updated snow totals, plus a look at our next chance of snow

Updated snow totals, plus a look at our next chance of snow

We’re cleaning up Saturday from our latest snowstorm. At least we’ll have some sunshine. We have updated storm totals plus a look at our next chance of snow.
by Ron Trenda

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Blizzard warning Friday night into early Saturday; heavy snow, strong winds

Blizzard warning Friday night into early Saturday; heavy snow, strong winds

Rain and thunder early Friday evening shifts to heavy snow and strong winds for many areas later Friday evening and overnight. One model shows double-digit snow totals by Saturday morning in the southeast part of the Twin Cities metro area and in parts of west-central Wisconsin.
by Ron Trenda

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