Dropping temperatures for Wednesday; rain-snow mix on the way
Forecast models leaning toward slushy accumulation
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A cold front is set to bring a sharp drop in temperatures across the state. Showers and some thunder are expected to clear out by early Wednesday morning.
A more intense system moving in from the south may bring a mix of rain and snow, with the potential for slushy accumulations.
Temperatures dropping
Temperatures will drop throughout our Wednesday as a cold front filters in a cooler Canadian air mass. Temperatures eventually settle in the 50s for the metro area, with cooler 40s north.
Winds will be moderately breezy behind the front, coming from the north-northwest at 5 to 15 mph.
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Rain-snow mix for Thursday
The Twin Cities area has a decent shot at seeing the season’s first flakes.
A second system will approach from the south interacting with Wednesday’s cold front, setting us up for rain with a transition to rain-snow.
The North Shore, Duluth and northern Wisconsin will see the highest snow accumulations with this system. A winter storm watch has been issued with snowfall amounts ranging from 2 to 6 inches.
The forecast models show much colder air working its way in Thursday. Rain will mix with or turn to all snow for late Wednesday night into early Thursday. A narrow band of snow could set up with a few inches of slushy accumulation possible.
At this time the area that could see the heaviest portion will be somewhere between central Minnesota into northern Wisconsin. Our ground temperatures remain very warm, so melting will occur before anything sticks to the ground.
Warmup for the weekend
Temperatures will quickly bounce back by Friday, reaching highs in the low 50s, close to the average of 51 degrees.
High pressure is expected to settle in over the weekend, bringing temperatures back up into the 60s. The eight to 14-day temperature outlook indicates that above-average temperatures will likely persist into early November.
