MINNESOTA, USA — Happy first day of spring! Unfortunately for warm weather lovers, this looks like the only mild day of the next two weeks. Highs will jump into the upper 40s with strong winds developing out of the northwest at 20-30 mph.
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 and at times, up to 30 mph. This situation will elevate our fire weather dangers again.
Winter is set to make a return Thursday night into Friday morning as cold Canadian high pressure matches up with a Canadian low. The timing of the snow is moving later into Thursday after sundown into Friday morning's commute. Roads will clear with some sunshine Friday midday as the snow wraps up.
Accumulations right now look like a widespread area of 2-5 inches with a few isolated spots up to 6 inches. The location of the snow is likely to change, but right now, it looks like the plows will be out in central Minnesota.
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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