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Some flakes, rain showers possible
A low-pressure trough keeps the chance of snow showers, possibly mixed with some raindrops, in our forecast today through Saturday morning.
Ice out of Minnetonka, flakes still possible
The ice went out of Lake Minnetonka this morning, and spring cannot be far away. Here is the late afternoon webcam view: According to the Freshwater Society: “Freshwater Society and the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Water Patrol returned to shore early this morning and declared the lake to be ice free as of Thursday, March 17 at 12:16…
Showers at times, cooler
Our gorgeous, sun-splashed Saturday resulted in a new record high of 70 degrees in the Twin Cities.  We also hit 70 last Tuesday, which is very impressive since 70 degrees is a typical high for the middle of May! Other record highs reported yesterday: 68 St. Cloud, 67 Eau Claire WI, 66 Fargo ND and 60 in Duluth and International Falls.…