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MN Weather: Wednesday Will See Highs In The 50s
Much of the snow that fell over the weekend will melt amid warming temperatures this week.
TWIN CITIES, MN — Following Friday's snowstorm, temperatures will spike this week. The high for Wednesday in the Twin Cities metro area is 51 degrees.
Final snow totals from the weekend storm, according to the National Weather Service:
- Chanhassen: 9.0 inches
- Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport: 11.8 inches
- St. Cloud: 2.5 inches
- Eau Claire: 8.9 inches
Here's the full NWS forecast for the Twin Cities metro area:
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Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Calm wind.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
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Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Patchy fog after 7pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: A chance of rain between noon and 3pm, then a chance of rain and thunderstorms after 3pm. Patchy fog before 5pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night: A chance of rain and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of rain between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 21 by 9am. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 16. West wind around 5 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
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