Light Snow, Drizzle On Friday: MN Weather Forecast

TWIN CITIES, MN — Temperatures will remain mild this week, especially on Friday, where the high is currently forecasted at 40 degrees. A deeper cold will set it in next week in the Twin Cities metro area.

"Near or below normal temperatures will continue through the first week of December," the National Weather Service said. "Light snow is likely Friday night with some accumulation possible. Strong winds late Friday night may result in areas of blowing snow."

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

Wednesday: A chance of flurries before 2pm. Patchy blowing snow before 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 21. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 9. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Thursday: Patchy blowing snow after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a southeast wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

Friday Night: A chance of drizzle before 9pm, then a chance of drizzle, snow, and freezing drizzle between 9pm and midnight, then a chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 11 by 9pm, then rising to around 20 during the remainder of the night. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. South southwest wind around 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 28. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. North northwest wind around 10 mph.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 18. West northwest wind around 10 mph.