Spring slop storm winds down Wednesday night
Messy mix of rain and snow across Minnesota into Wednesday evening
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Our lollygagging two-day spring slop storm will gradually pull out of Minnesota Wednesday night into early Thursday.
Rain and snow continue to fall across different parts of Minnesota Wednesday. It’s all snow across most of northern into parts of southwestern Minnesota. In the Twin Cities and southern Minnesota, it’s warm enough for mostly rain.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s High-Resolution Rapid Refresh model shows the system slowly spinning away from Minnesota between 1 p.m. Wednesday and 7 a.m. Thursday.
Winter storm warnings continue into Wednesday evening for most of northern Minnesota. Several more inches of heavy wet snow will fall into Wednesday night. Some of the heaviest accumulations will be along the North Shore.
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Here’s more detail from National Weather Service office in Duluth:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Duluth MN
Southern Lake-Southern Cook- Including the cities of Two Harbors, Silver Bay, and Grand Marais
1250 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Heavy lake effect snow. Additional snow accumulations between 4 and 8 inches. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph.
* WHERE...Southern Cook and Southern Lake Counties. This includes the Tribal Lands of the Grand Portage Reservation.
* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. Widespread blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The hazardous conditions could impact the Wednesday evening commute. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches.
As of Wednesday, the weather maps don’t show any major rain and snow systems for the next 10 days. Could this be the last big snow of the season for much of Minnesota? Stay tuned.
Drier skies ahead
Our weather will gradually improve across Minnesota in the next few days. We trend gradually sunnier Thursday into the weekend. Highs will moderate into the 50s south with 40s north by Friday.
Much warmer late next week?
Right now, the weather maps suggest a significant warmup late next week into the weekend of April 12-13. Several models are cranking out highs in the 60s to 70s in about eight to 10 days.
Hang in there. True spring may be coming over the horizon.