Ice, rain, sun and a possible metro slop storm?

Welcome to Minnesota's weather smorgasbord.

The buffet menu? Ice. Snow. Rain. General weather malaise. As predicted, many areas along the North Shore dealt with ice Wednesday.

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Farther up the shore, Thunder Bay, Ontario, is one of the hardest hit areas.

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Icy coating

Up to half an inch of ice is reported in northeast Minnesota. Here are some totals from the Duluth National Weather  Service office.

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The ice storm warnings have been lifted for the North Shore. Winter weather continues into early Thursday.

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Twin Cities rain

Farther south, a cold rain. Rainfall totals of one-half inch to 1 inch are common.

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Sun returns Friday and Saturday

This probably should have been my lead, according to cloud-weary Minnesotans. High pressure chases the clouds away Friday and Saturday. Look for bright sun and temps rebounding into the 50s. Saturday actually looks like a cool but very pleasant spring day.

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NOAA temps via Weather Bell

Metro slop storm potential Monday?

It's still too early to buy the farm on this one. But several models suggest the next inbound low-pressure storm Sunday into Monday may be cold enough for some (potentially heavy) sloppy snow in or close to the Twin Cities.

I know.

Here's Environment Canada's GEM model solution.

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Canadian GEM model via tropical tidbits.

Accumulations?

I feel like the next graphic should come with a warning label.

Warning: The following graphic contains images that may be disturbing to some Minnesotans in late April.

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Canadian GEM model snowfall output via tropical tidbits.

Again, it's too early to express high confidence in a possible Monday metro slop storm. But you heard it here first.

Stay tuned.