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Active weather pattern continues into the weekend

Temperatures will be warmer Thursday and Friday

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Forecast weather conditions Thursday night into early Friday
National Weather Service

A weak disturbance will touch off a few rain showers late Wednesday. Temperatures warm Thursday and Friday ahead of a larger weekend storm system.

Few showers possible late Wednesday with more significant weekend moisture ahead

Temperatures will be above normal Wednesday with highs in the 50s across central and southern Minnesota and 40s north.

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Forecast highs Wednesday
National Weather Service

Clouds will increase Wednesday afternoon ahead of another weak disturbance that will touch off a few light rain showers for portions of Minnesota late afternoon and evening with increased cloud cover ahead of it.

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Forecast precipitation and type 11 a.m. Wednesday through 5 a.m. Thursday
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, via Pivotal Weather

Temperatures will be warmer Thursday. Highs will be near 60 degrees in the Twin Cities and into the 60s across southern Minnesota with partly cloudy skies.

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Forecast highs Thursday
National Weather Service

Friday will be the peak of warmth with highs in the 70s to even near 80 across southern Minnesota while northern Minnesota will remain in the 30s, making for a 50-degree temperature contrast.

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Forecast highs Friday
National Weather Service

We’re still monitoring a complex weekend storm system that will deliver a few rounds of moisture, first to northern Minnesota Thursday night into Friday then statewide Saturday and Sunday. A variety of precipitation types are likely including rain, some freezing rain and snow. 

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Forecast precipitation and type 1 p.m. Thursday through 1 p.m. Sunday
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, via Pivotal Weather

We’ll be watching far northern Minnesota for a potential light freezing rain accumulation Thursday night into early Friday.

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Forecast ice accumulation Thursday night
National Weather Service

The first round of snowfall Friday into early Saturday will be confined to northern Minnesota. There will likely be additional snowfall late Saturday into Sunday across portions of Minnesota but forecast tracks remain uncertain.

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Forecast snowfall through early Saturday morning
National Weather Service