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Lake-Effect Snow through Friday; Strong Winds in the Northern and Central Plains

A clipper-like system will drop down from Canada on Thursday, bringing wintry weather from the Upper Midwest to the Great Lakes through Friday. This system is expected to bring strong northerly winds to much of the northern and central High Plains Thursday afternoon through Friday, with gusts up to 60 mph expected. 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.