Confidence Growing For Weekend Snowstorm: Minnesota Weather

TWIN CITIES, MN — Light snow is in the forecast for Thursday and Friday before a bigger system arrives Saturday. "Confidence continues to increase for snow late Saturday night into Sunday," says the National Weather Service.

"The best chance for at least a few inches is across southern Minnesota into Wisconsin. The system is still over 3 days away, so the storm track will likely shift. For that reason, it is too early for specifics on snowfall amounts. Please keep checking the forecast, especially if you have travel plans."

Here's what to expect Thursday evening:

And here is what could come this weekend:

Here's the current NWS forecast for the Twin Cities metro:

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 18. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 27. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Calm wind.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 22. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Snow, mainly after 3 a.m. Low around 17. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Sunday: Snow, mainly before 3 p.m. High near 28. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. North wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

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

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. West wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. South wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.