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Chance For Snow Thursday: MN Weather

Lows will dip into the 20s late this week in the Twin Cities metro area.

TWIN CITIES, MN — The Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area already saw its first snow of the season late last month, and there's a chance more could come this week.

According to the National Weather Service, Thursday and Friday both could feature some snow, though it would be unlikely to last long.

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

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Sunday: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 7am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 29. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

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Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. West wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 50. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

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