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Winter storm warnings and watches: Potential for significant snowfall followed by cold

Subzero temperatures will grip all of Minnesota this weekend

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Winter storm warnings and watches take effect Thursday evening into early Saturday.
National Weather Service

Updated 9:15 a.m.

Snow is ongoing along the North Shore. More snow develops for southern Minnesota late Thursday into Friday and Saturday followed by bitter cold.

Winter storm warnings and watches take effect late Thursday

Ongoing lingering snow will continue along the North Shore Thursday. Additional snowfall totals of several or more inches are possible for parts of the North Shore, especially in the higher-terrain areas.

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Additional snowfall for the North Shore Thursday into early Friday
National Weather Service

Temperatures are dropping in the west as a cold front sweeps across Minnesota. It will stall somewhat, setting the stage for our next winter storm. That temperature gradient will help to squeeze the moisture out of the atmosphere. Temperatures dipped to subzero readings earlier Thursday morning.

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Temperatures as of 9 a.m. Thursday
NOAA via pivotal weather

We’re watching a big storm to our south that will graze southern Minnesota with snow showers developing Thursday evening into the overnight. The snow showers will persist into Friday and Saturday.  

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Forecast precipitation 9 a.m. Thursday through 6 a.m. Saturday
NOAA via pivotal weather

Snowfall will be heaviest in far southeast Minnesota. Significant accumulation will reach as far north as the Twin Cities area. There’s still a wide range of possibilities. A shift of just 60 miles with this storm track, for example, could result in the difference of 3 inches in final snow tallies.

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Forecast snowfall Thursday through Saturday
National Weather Service

Bitter cold invades Minnesota as the snow falls Friday

Winds will then increase and temperatures will fall. Winds Friday will become 15 to 30 mph from the north by the afternoon.

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Forecast winds 9 p.m. Thursday through 6 a.m. Saturday
College of DuPage Weather

High temperatures will still be above zero Saturday in most of eastern Minnesota, but will struggle to reach zero Sunday and remain subzero for most of western and northern Minnesota.

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Forecast high temperatures Saturday and Sunday
National Weather Service

Overnight lows will be well below zero by Saturday and Sunday nights with western Minnesota seeing subzero readings Thursday and Friday nights as well.

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Forecast lows Friday and Saturday nights
National Weather Service

Winds will remain elevated through the weekend so wind chills will be a major concern. Sunday morning wind chills will be as cold as 40 below zero in western Minnesota.

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Forecast wind chills early Sunday
National Weather Service

Temperatures will slowly modify toward normal throughout next week.