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Areas of fog, with mild afternoon temps this weekend

Fog lingers in parts of Minnesota this morning; we have the updated advisories. Mild (for January) highs are expected much of the coming week. We’ll look at that, plus the updated Minnesota snow depth map.
by Ron Trenda

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Mild Saturday temps, with morning fog

Dense fog advisories will continue in many areas until 10 a.m., and afternoon temps will be mild. We have the details.
by Ron Trenda

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Mild weekend temps; no arctic chill in sight

Mild weekend temps; no arctic chill in sight

We have mild temps in our weekend forecast, and you won’t see any new snow piling up. We have details on that, plus the January temperature outlook.
by Ron Trenda

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2020 goes in the record books as a warm and dry year

2020 is behind us and as we look back at the weather in Minnesota, the two biggest trends were that it was a warm and a dry year across the state. And now, the first days of 2021 are going to start off similarly — mild and dry.
by Nicole Mitchell

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Quiet weather as 2021 begins; top 5 weather events of 2020

We’re in for a quiet stretch of weather as we start 2021. I have details on that, plus a look at the top five Minnesota weather events of 2020.
by Ron Trenda

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The New Year starts off mild across Minnesota

The final day of 2020 ends with mostly dry skies and seasonably comfortable weather. Then the first week of 2021 starts very mild for January.
by Nicole Mitchell

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Thursday brings a mix of sunshine and clouds

The last day of the year brings mostly dry skies and seasonably comfortable temperatures.
by Nicole Mitchell

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Very quiet weather going into the new year

Very quiet weather going into the new year

Tuesday’s winter storm brought a fresh blanket of snow statewide with the heaviest snow from west-central to northeastern Minnesota. Now we will be storm-free with gradually milder temperatures into next week.
by Bill Endersen

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Light snow persists in northern Minnesota

The storm that brought snow across Minnesota has moved out, and the areas of lingering snow wind down through the day.
by Nicole Mitchell

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Snow moves out by Wednesday morning

Snow moves out by Wednesday morning

Snow is making its way across Minnesota, and parts of the state could see up to 6 inches of accumulation. The snow moves out quickly overnight Tuesday, with improving conditions Wednesday.
by Nicole Mitchell

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