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Warmer Wednesday with spotty showers

Snow will mix with rain in northeastern Minnesota

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Forecast total precipitation through Thursday night
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, via Pivotal Weather

Our latest disturbance brings increased cloud cover and some spotty showers, mainly north, where it will mix with snow. Temperatures will continue their upward trend.

Showers and snow north along with warmer temps 

After a few sunny days, clouds are increasing with our latest clipperlike disturbance moving through the region. We’ll have scattered rain showers in northern Minnesota with more isolated to spotty activity south.

The rain showers will mix with snow in northeastern Minnesota and the North Shore.

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Forecast precipitation and type 9 a.m. Wednesday through 9 p.m. Thursday
NOAA, via Pivotal Weather

Slushy accumulation is possible in parts of northeastern Minnesota and the North Shore into Wednesday night. 

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Forecast snowfall through Thursday
National Weather Service

Total precipitation through Thursday will be pretty light with this system with the highest amounts north.

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Forecast total precipitation through Thursday night
NOAA, via Pivotal Weather

It will be warmer across southern Minnesota where we’ll see more peeks of sunshine than northern Minnesota. Highs will range from the 60s in southwestern Minnesota to just the 30s in the Arrowhead Wednesday afternoon. 

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Forecast highs Wednesday
National Weather Service

Clouds and some isolated to spotty showers will linger into Thursday. We’ll see cooler highs mostly in the 50s and 40s. 

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Forecast highs Thursday
National Weather Service

Sunshine returns with high pressure on Friday. Temperatures will continue to warm into the weekend with widespread 60s and even 70s for southern Minnesota. 

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Forecast highs Saturday and Sunday
National Weather Service

The next chance at precipitation develops late Saturday into Sunday and Monday. Northern Minnesota could again see some snowfall while southern Minnesota sees some spotty showers or thunder, especially Sunday.