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First Snow Of Season Possible Saturday: MN Weather

​The cold weather will last through Halloween when the low temperature is forecasted to be 26 degrees.

According to the National Weather Service, the region has about a 65 percent of at least a dusting of snow on Saturday.
According to the National Weather Service, the region has about a 65 percent of at least a dusting of snow on Saturday. (National Weather Service)

TWIN CITIES, MN — The Twin Cities metro area could see its first snow of the season this weekend. According to the National Weather Service, the region has about a 65 percent of at least a dusting of snow on Saturday.

National Weather Service
National Weather Service

The cold weather will last through Halloween when the high is forecasted to be 36 degrees and the low is 26 degrees.

National Weather Service

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

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Thursday: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 11am, then rain likely. Patchy fog before 2pm. High near 61. North wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Thursday Night: Rain, mainly after 1am. Patchy fog between 1am and 2am. Low around 40. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

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Friday: Rain likely, mainly before 8am. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 39 by 11am. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. 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 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West northwest wind around 15 mph.

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

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

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

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind around 15 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Southwest wind around 15 mph.

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