Up To 7 Inches Of Snow Could Fall In Twin Cities: MN Weather

TWIN CITIES, MN — Wednesday will bring additional rounds of rain before more snow starts to fly in the second half of the week. Up to 4 inches of snow could fall Thursday in the Twin Cities metro area, and up to another 3 inches of snow early Friday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

Here's the expected snowfall from the NWS:

And this map shows the current chance for 4 inches of snow or more:

Looking ahead, the week before Christmas Day will bring extremely cold temperatures, according to the latest forecast:

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

Wednesday: Rain, possibly mixed with snow before 10am, then a slight chance of rain between 10am and 11am. High near 39. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday Night: Rain likely before 4am, then rain, snow, and freezing rain between 4am and 5am, then rain and snow after 5am. Low around 31. East wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday: Snow. High near 35. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Thursday Night: Snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Friday: Snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 30. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 15. West wind around 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 11. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 9. West northwest wind around 10 mph.