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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News
Sven Sundgaard

Some light snow north; possible late-week storm; weekend looks mild

Much colder in northern Minnesota versus southern Minnesota

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Forecast temperatures by 3 p.m. Tuesday
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, via Pivotal Weather

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Large north-to-south temperature contrasts will persist Tuesday across Minnesota with highs ranging from the single digits and low teens north to near 30 in southern Minnesota.

The first of two clipper systems brings snow showers to northern Minnesota Tuesday with another Wednesday.

Frigid contrast with two snow shower chances

Northern Minnesota’s in the grip of arctic air. Early Tuesday, International Falls dipped to minus 19 and Roseau and Warroad bottomed out at minus 17 before clouds rolled in, pushing temperatures up some.

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Low temperatures earlier Tuesday morning
National Weather Service

Parts of northwestern Minnesota will stay in the single digits Tuesday afternoon while southeastern Minnesota will be near 30 degrees.

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Forecast high temperatures Tuesday
National Weather Service

Flowing along this edge of the cold in northern Minnesota are fast-moving clipper systems bringing snow showers.

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Two main areas of cold air in northern hemisphere and the track of clipper systems on the southern edge
NOAA, via Pivotal Weather

There’s a winter weather advisory for portions of northwestern Minnesota through 1 p.m. Tuesday.

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Winter weather advisory through 1 p.m.
National Weather Service

Tuesday’s snow comes with the first clipper. A second clipper arrives Wednesday.

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Forecast precipitation Tuesday 7 a.m. through Wednesday 1 p.m.
College of DuPage weather lab

Snowfall amounts from both systems will be about 1 to 2 or 3 inches with Wednesday’s track being ever so slightly more south.

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Forecast snowfalls Tuesday and Wednesday
NOAA, via Pivotal Weather

It’ll be another cold night north Tuesday night with temperatures once again falling into the teens to near minus 20 for parts of northwestern Minnesota.

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Forecast low temperatures Tuesday night into early Wednesday
National Weather Service

Storm possible Thursday night into Friday

A storm system that had looked to stay to our south is starting to march north in its track. We’ll have to keep an eye on this storm for Thursday night into Friday that could bring wet snow or rain to parts of southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin.

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Potential Thursday night into Friday storm system
NOAA, via Pivotal Weather

It’ll also be milder, with highs returning to the 30s or even near 40 for southern Minnesota Friday into the weekend.