Blizzard warnings in Northwest Minnesota, winter weather advisories across the state

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Minnesota has seen meager snowfall totals this snow season. The snow season begins in autumn and continues into early spring.

The snow tally at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport is just 5.3 inches so far this snow season. The Twin Cities snowfall total of 2.7 inches in October was slightly higher than the Twin Cities snowfall total for November 

 December. 1913 is the only other year in Twin Cities weather records with more snow in October than in November and December combined.  

Here’s how our current season snowfall totals compare to normal snowfall to this point in our snow season:

Flakes return Friday afternoon into Saturday

A low pressure system will spread snow into much of central and northern Minnesota plus northwestern Wisconsin from late Friday morning into Friday afternoon. The Twin Cities metro area could see an afternoon flurry. 

Most of Minnesota and much of western Wisconsin will see periods of snow from Friday evening into Saturday afternoon. Snow will continue in some areas into Saturday night.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale Forecast System model shows the potential precipitation pattern from noon Friday to 11 p.m. Saturday:

The highest snow totals, 3 inches to as high as 6 or 7 inches, are expected in northeastern Minnesota and in parts of north-central Minnesota:

The winter weather advisory in Koochiching County plus Itasca County and Aitkin County, starts at noon Friday and runs to 6 p.m. Saturday. The winter weather advisory for St. Louis County and Carlton County plus Lake County and Cook County, starts at noon Friday and goes to 6 a.m. Sunday:

Parts of central Minnesota could see a couple inches of new snow Friday afternoon into Saturday, with closer to one inch possible in the Twin Cities metro area Friday evening into Saturday. 

Here’s a look at the NWS statewide snow forecast:

You can hear updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the MPR News 

Updated forecast information will be posted by the National Weather Service offices in the 

The average Twin Cities high temperature is 24 degrees this time of year. Metro area highs could recah the mid 30s on Friday.

Much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin will have Friday highs in the 30s, with 20s in far northern Minnesota:

A similar temperature pattern is expected on Saturday:

Sunday highs will be mainly in the 20s, with some teens in northwestern and north-central Minnesota:

Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to reach the lower 30s on Monday, then around 30 degrees Tuesday followed by upper 20s Wednesday and lower 20s on Thursday.

You can hear my live weather updates on MPR News at 7:35 a.m., 9:35 a.m. and 4:39 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday.  

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Ron Trenda

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