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A cold first weekend of January on the way

Midwest snow will miss Minnesota this weekend

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Forecast highs Saturday and Sunday
National Weather Service

Even colder air has settled into the region. It will keep temperatures in the teens to near zero for afternoon highs in the northwest. The weekend will also be cold. 

A storm system crosses the Midwest Sunday south of Minnesota, leaving snow lovers here disappointed.

Below-normal temps into next week 

Friday will be colder with highs mostly in the low to mid teens across southern Minnesota to just near zero in the northwest. We should see a fair amount of sun with partly cloudy skies. A northwest breeze at 10 to 15 mph will keep wind chills below zero in the morning.

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Forecast highs Friday
National Weather Service

Look for a colder overnight with lows near zero in southern Minnesota but subzero for most. In fact, northwestern Minnesota could drop into the teens below to near 20 below zero. 

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Forecast lows Friday night
National Weather Service

Weekend high temperatures will remain cold as well, mostly in the teens south to subzero northwest. 

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Forecast highs Saturday and Sunday
National Weather Service

A storm system will follow the jet stream south of Minnesota Sunday, leaving snow lovers here still looking for snow. A winter storm watch is posted for many areas to our south across Kansas, Missouri, into Illinois.

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Winter storm watch across much of Kansas and Missouri into Illinois
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, via Pivotal Weather

Up to a foot of snow could fall just north of Kansas City to just north of St. Louis through central Illinois.

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Forecast snowfall through early Monday
NOAA, via WeatherBELL Analytics

We may get some snowfall later next week with a clipper system but mostly temperatures will remain just below normal.