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Wintry wallop Tuesday into Wednesday, then back to record warmth

Expect Tuesday night temps 50-60 degrees colder than Monday

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Blizzard warnings in the northwest and winter storm warnings in northern Minnesota Tuesday into Tuesday night
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, via Pivotal Weather

Updated 11 a.m.

Weather whiplash to an extreme is taking place across Minnesota. Temperatures will plummet Tuesday night after many areas get fresh snow. Then it’s back to record warmth this weekend. 

Snow flies, temps drop before rising again

Heavy snow has already been falling for several hours in northwestern Minnesota. Blizzard and winter storm warnings are posted for portions of northwestern and northern Minnesota Tuesday through 6 p.m. where the most snow will fall accompanied by wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph.

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Blizzard warnings in the northwest and winter storm warnings in northern Minnesota Tuesday into Tuesday night
NOAA, via Pivotal Weather

As of 11 a.m. Tuesday, the sharp contrast in both temperature and wind speed was evident. Temperatures will drop through the afternoon across eastern Minnesota.

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Wind gusts (top) and temperatures (bottom) as of 11 a.m. Tuesday morning
NOAA, via Pivotal Weather

Snow will expand and develop through the day from northern Minnesota into southeastern Minnesota by Tuesday evening and into early Wednesday. Those gusty winds will expand statewide by the afternoon.

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Forecast precipitation 8 a.m. Tuesday through 5 a.m. Wednesday
NOAA, via Pivotal Weather

Snowfall accumulations will range from a slushy coating south to more than several inches in northern Minnesota. 

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Forecast snowfall Tuesday into Tuesday night
National Weather Service

Lows Tuesday night will be frigid — subzero north to the single digits south.

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Forecast lows Tuesday night
National Weather Service

Wind chills early Wednesday will be subzero statewide to as cold as 25 below zero northeast.

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Forecast wind chill values early Wednesday morning
National Weather Service

Wednesday will bring highs just in the single digits to 20s, but with sunshine and a northwest breeze still at 10-20 mph.

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Forecast highs Wednesday
National Weather Service

In keeping with the whiplash pattern, temperatures warm right back up Thursday into the 30s, 40s and even low 50s with more record-setting highs by the weekend — including our first 70 potentially Sunday — followed by another storm system. 

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Potential record highs Saturday (left) and Sunday (right) (boxed values) again
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