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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News
Sven Sundgaard

Wintry weather lingers Wednesday with gusty winds; warmer weekend

Winter weather advisories continue Wednesday for northern Minnesota

hazards UPDATE
Winter weather advisories across northern Minnesota through Wednesday evening and winter storm warning just for Koochiching county
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, via Pivotal Weather

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Updated 11 a.m.

Snow showers and some patchy freezing drizzle will linger for northern Minnesota with additional accumulation, mainly near the international border. Winds will gust to 35 to 50 mph Wednesday. Temps warm up by the weekend.

Wintry system continues Wednesday

Much of northern Minnesota saw fresh snow Tuesday into early Wednesday with the snow continuing in many places. Totals were around a foot from Roseau to Warroad. Totals were in the 2 to 5-inch range in northeastern Minnesota and along the North Shore.

snow reports
Snowfall reports through 9 a.m. Wednesday
National Weather Service

There were also some extreme wind gusts Tuesday night with Duluth International Airport, clocking a wind gust of 70 mph at 11 p.m. Farther up the North Shore, Grand Marais had a 63 mph wind gust at 4 a.m. Wednesday. Winds will be lighter but still gusting to near 50 mph. Wednesday afternoon.

Snow showers linger Wednesday mainly for northern Minnesota along with some patchy freezing drizzle.

HRRR
Forecast precipitation 11 a.m. Wednesday through 10 p.m.
NOAA, via Pivotal Weather

There will be some additional snowfall in mainly northern Minnesota.

snow update
Forecast additional snowfall Wednesday
NOAA, via Pivotal Weather

Gusty winds will pick back up at more than 40 mph from the northwest as the low-pressure center passes east.

wind gusts WED
Forecast wind gusts 6 a.m. Wednesday through 11 p.m.
College of DuPage weather lab
gusts WED
Forecast wind gusts Wednesday
NOAA, via Pivotal Weather

Colder, then warmer this weekend

Thursday will continue to be chilly behind the storm system with well below normal temperatures. Highs will be in the 20s and 30s. We’ll see sunshine return also.

thu high 9
Forecast highs Thursday
National Weather Service

By Saturday we’re looking at the first 60 in the Twin Cities as much warmer air moves into the region this weekend.

sat high 9
Forecast highs Saturday
National Weather Service

Next week will bring even warmer temperatures with potentially our first 70s.

mon high 9
Forecast highs Monday
National Weather Service