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40 Percent Chance Of Snow Saturday: MN Weather

Low temperatures will start dipping into the 20s for the first time this fall, creating a small chance for snowfall this weekend.

Temperatures are expected to be below normal through the first week of November.
Temperatures are expected to be below normal through the first week of November. (National Weather Service)

TWIN CITIES, MN — Low temperatures will start dipping into the 20s for the first time this fall, creating a small chance for snowfall this weekend.

Temperatures are expected to be below normal through the first week of November.

Here's the specific NWS forecast from the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport:

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Wednesday: Cloudy, with a high near 60. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain and thunderstorms, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Patchy fog after 2am. Low around 55. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

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Thursday: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog before noon. High near 63. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 42. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of rain before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 41 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. North northwest wind around 10 mph.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

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