Foggy start, wet finish to Thursday in metro; colder weekend ahead
The Twin Cities will have a foggy start, and wet finish, to Thursday.
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The Twin Cities will have a foggy start, and wet finish, to Thursday.
A warmup is on the horizon following a cold Friday in Minnesota.
Minnesota will see a quiet but cold start to 2026.
New Year's Eve will start with light snow in the Twin Cities, with colder air to follow.
Minnesota will see a couple of rounds of light snow midweek before temperatures turn colder in time for the new year.
A major winter storm has arrived in Minnesota on Sunday and is expected to impact travel conditions into Monday.
Minnesota will turn a bit cooler on Tuesday, but conditions will stay calm.
Monday started with a light wintry mix and a few slick spots in the Twin Cities, but conditions will settle into a quiet and fairly mild afternoon.
Snow showers are expected to move through central Minnesota on Friday night as temperatures across the state rise.
Highs will climb close to 40 in the Twin Cities on Tuesday, but a cooldown is coming later in the week.
After a frigid weekend, Monday will bring warmer temperatures across Minnesota.
If temperatures remain below zero all day Saturday, it will be the coldest day in the metro since Feb. 17, the earliest zero-or-lower high since Dec. 12, 2000 and the 15th earliest zero-or-lower high on record.
A clipper will throw some light snow to southwestern Minnesota into Thursday afternoon, with 1 to 3 inches of accumulation possible. A winter weather advisory is in effect in that region until 6 p.m. Thursday.
Tuesday's storm is gone, but some lingering flurries will slide through the Twin Cities on Wednesday.
Tuesday will bring a strong clipper system that could drop several inches of snow on parts of the Twin Cities.