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WEATHER: A warm, windy Tuesday before winter weather returns

Expect a quick warm-up for the first day of spring followed by cold and snow.

MINNESOTA, USA — A southwest wind will keep our temperatures fairly steady through the overnight hours; you'll notice some clouds dropping in from the south this evening, but no showers are expected. It will end up being the warmest morning this week with temperatures starting out in the upper 20s and low 30s on Tuesday.

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The day will start out with a good deal of cloud cover, but look for the sunshine to emerge going through the afternoon. Temperatures will end up above average; however, we are expecting the mercury to drop for Wednesday and stay there for some time.

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Afternoon temperatures will range from the low 30s in northern Minnesota to the low and mid 50s along the I-90 Corridor to the south. We'll be dealing with another day of stronger winds from the northwest at 10-20 mph gusting to 30 mph at times. This situation will elevate our fire weather dangers yet again.

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Spring officially arrives at 10:06pm on Tuesday, but shortly thereafter, winter weather will make a return. 

Snow showers are expected to arrive from the northwest Thursday evening and wrap up by the afternoon on Friday; if all the snow sticks around, we will end up with enough to require shovels and snow blowers.

A larger, stronger system is still developing in the forecast for the weekend and early next week; there is still some uncertainty on its impact around our area, but we are keeping a close eye on it and will bring you more details as the forecast progresses.

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