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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News
Sven Sundgaard
Updated:

Temperatures trend upward; winter weather advisory Friday night into Saturday

Wintry mix possible Friday night into Saturday

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Winter weather advisory 12 a.m. through 6 p.m. Saturday
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, via Pivotal Weather

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Arctic air retreats Friday, allowing for temperatures to warm into the weekend. A disturbance brings a wintry mix of precipitation Friday night into Saturday. An active weather pattern persists next week. 

Warmer with an active pattern into next week 

We’ll crawl out of our deep freeze Friday as the arctic air retreats. After a frigid start, temperatures will be considerably warmer than Thursday though still below normal. Highs will mostly be in the teens. 

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Forecast highs Friday
National Weather Service

Three systems will affect the region with a wintry mix of rain, freezing rain and potential snow. The first system moves in Friday night into Saturday. Freezing rain, sleet and snow are all possible across southern Minnesota, including the Twin Cities.

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Forecast precipitation and type, 7 p.m. Friday through 1 a.m. Sunday
NOAA, via Pivotal Weather

A winter weather advisory is in effect for southern Minnesota Friday night into Saturday, including the Twin Cities.

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Winter weather advisory (purple) 12 a.m. Saturday through 6 p.m.
National Weather Service

Some ice accumulation is possible across much of southern Minnesota into western Wisconsin as temperatures will be right near or below freezing at the surface with warmer air aloft. 

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Forecast ice accumulation through Saturday
National Weather Service

In addition to the wintry mix of freezing rain and sleet, some slushy snowfall accumulation will be possible.

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Forecast snowfall Friday night into Saturday
National Weather Service

High temperatures Saturday will be just below freezing, making it potentially icy with any freezing rain that develops on untreated surfaces.

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Forecast highs Saturday
National Weather Service

Highs will be above freezing by Sunday and Monday, in the mid to upper 30s for southern Minnesota. 

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Forecast highs Sunday
National Weather Service

Another system is possible Sunday night into Monday bringing both rain and snow to Minnesota with snowfall accumulation most favored in northern Minnesota.

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Forecast precipitation and type 12 p.m. Sunday through 12 a.m. Tuesday
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, via Pivotal Weather
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Forecast potential snowfall Sunday night into Monday
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, via Pivotal Weather

After that, yet another system could bring a narrow area of snow to the state Wednesday.