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Snow on the way late Monday; cold start but milder end to the week

Most of Minnesota will see snowfall accumulations Monday night

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A forecast clipper system and precipitation at 6 p.m. Monday
College of DuPage weather lab

The week continues to be cold with a clipper system bringing snowfall Monday night. We’ll see a warming trend with temperatures close to normal by the end of the week.

Cold continues with snow on the way

Monday continues where the weekend left off: cold. Highs will continue to be below normal, in the upper 20s north to near 40 in southwestern Minnesota Monday. Clouds will increase through the day.

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Forecast highs Monday
National Weather Service

A clipper system is moving across Canada and diving south and southeast into Minnesota later in the day Monday.

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Satellite imagery showing a clipper system just northwest of Minnesota
College of DuPage weather lab

Look for snow showers to develop across northwestern Minnesota early Monday afternoon and reach central Minnesota by Monday evening into southeastern Minnesota overnight into early Tuesday.

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Forecast precipitation 10 a.m. Monday through 10 a.m. Tuesday
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, via Pivotal Weather

Snowfall totals will be generally around an inch or less for most but there will be pockets of locally higher amounts of near 2 inches.

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Forecast snowfall late Monday into early Tuesday
National Weather Service

Warming trend late week

Tuesday will be cold and windy with morning and midday winds of 10-20 mph from the northwest behind the clipper.

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Forecast wind gusts 10 p.m. Monday through 7 p.m. Tuesday
College of DuPage weather lab

Highs Tuesday will again be cold, mostly in the 30s. It’ll be the coldest Halloween in four years. Temperatures by trick-or-treat time will be below freezing for most but winds will be calmer, under 10 mph.

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Forecast temperatures at 7 p.m. Tuesday
National Weather Service

A warming trend then commences mid to late week as the upper level pattern switches from northwest flow to a zonal flow (west to east).

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Forecast upper level pattern Monday through Friday
NOAA via pivotal weather

High temperatures by Friday will be closer to normal with highs in the upper 40s to even near 50 in southern Minnesota.

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Forecast highs Friday
National Weather Service