Dusting Of Snow Friday, Bitter Cold Next Week: MN Weather

TWIN CITIES, MN — Friday will feature warm weather before light snow overnight. Then, things will turn increasingly colder.

The low will continue to fall next week, reaching 2 degrees on Wednesday.

"A cold front will push through Friday and a period of snow will follow Friday evening," the National Weather Service said. "Light accumulations are likely, generally less than an inch. Strong winds will follow with gusts of 40-50 mph and some more blowing snow through early Saturday morning."

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

Friday: A 20 percent chance of rain after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night: Snow, mainly before 11pm. Patchy blowing snow between 9pm and 2am. Low around 7. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 17. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a temperature rising to around 19 by 2am. South wind around 10 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 27. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Southwest wind around 10 mph.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.

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

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 19. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 14. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 2. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. South wind 5 to 10 mph.