Snow showers for central, northern Minnesota Tuesday; larger storm Thursday into Saturday

Colder Wednesday behind Tuesday’s clipper system

Snow showers will spread across northern and central Minnesota Tuesday with potential snow squalls in northeast Minnesota. Temperatures will be colder Wednesday. A larger storm brings rain and snow Thursday into Saturday.

Snow showers Tuesday, then colder Wednesday

Snow showers will spread across northern and central Minnesota Tuesday with potential snow squalls even in northeast Minnesota.

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Forecast precipitation 4 a.m. Tuesday through 2 a.m. Wednesday
College of DuPage Weather

Portions of the North Shore and northeast Minnesota could see higher amounts with snow squalls developing in the afternoon hours.

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Forecast snowfall through Wednesday
National Weather Service

We’ll be cooler statewide Wednesday behind the Tuesday clipper system. Temperatures will generally be below freezing, well below normal.

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Forecast high temperatures Wednesday
NOAA via pivotal weather

Prolonged rain and snow Thursday into Saturday

The next, larger storm system will develop rain and snow and even potential thunderstorms Thursday into early Saturday.

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Forecast precipitation 6 a.m. Thursday through 10 a.m. Saturday
College of DuPage Weather

Two main rounds of snowfall will be possible also. The first will be mainly northern Minnesota with a second round possible in central or southern Minnesota Friday night.

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