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More Snow To Fall During Thursday Morning Commute: MN Weather

Several inches of snow fell across the Twin Cities metro area Thursday morning, and more is expected.

Several inches of snow fell across the Twin Cities metro area Thursday morning, and more is expected through the afternoon.
Several inches of snow fell across the Twin Cities metro area Thursday morning, and more is expected through the afternoon. (National Weather Service)

TWIN CITIES, MN — Several inches of snow fell across the Twin Cities metro area Thursday morning, and more is expected through the afternoon.

Here are the snow totals through 6 a.m. Thursday:

  • Chanhassen — 2.5 inches
  • MSP Airport — 1.2 inches
  • Eau Claire — 3.3 inches
  • St. Cloud — 0.3 inches

And here is the remaining snow forecasted to fall:

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Snow should wrap up by 3 p.m. in the metro Thursday:

National Weather Service
The weather is expected the turn colder for the second half of January:
National Weather Service

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

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Thursday: Snow, mainly before 2pm. High near 31. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before 8pm. Patchy blowing snow before 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 19. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. West wind around 5 mph.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. West southwest wind around 5 mph.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Southwest wind around 10 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. West southwest wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. West northwest wind around 10 mp

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