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Arctic Front Brings Winter Weather and Colder Temperatures to the Eastern U.S.

A series of cold fronts will bring heavy lake effect snow to the northern Great Lakes. The fronts will merge over the Ohio Valley and bring colder temperatures east of the Mississippi River later today into the end of the week. Additionally, wintry weather will develop over the Ohio Valley, Appalachians, and Northeast as rain switches over to snow tonight into Thursday morning. Read More >

Light snow is forecast to move through Thursday, followed by a longer duration round of scattered snow showers on Friday. By Saturday morning, snow accumulations of 2-4" are possible across western WI, with lower amounts back to the west across MN. Snow and gusty winds may create hazardous travel at times over the next few days.
The strongest winds will be across western Minnesota on Friday. The combination of gusty winds and snow showers may create hazardous travel conditions due to reduced visibility.
Much colder air will follow the light snow chances. Wind chills are forecast to run between -15 to -25 Saturday across western Minnesota.