Wintry Mix: Advisories up for central Minnesota

Our latest wintry Clipper brings more snow and rain to Minnesota through tonight. The best chance of 2" to 4" of fresh snow runs just north of the Twin Cities.

Winter weather advisories continue for central Minnesota into Saturday morning.

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Twin Cities NWS

Including the cities of Alexandria, Long Prairie, Little Falls,

Princeton, Morris, Glenwood, St Cloud, Foley, Elk River,

and Benson

1248 PM CDT Fri Nov 3 2017

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT

SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Snow expected. Plan on slippery road conditions. Total

snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches are expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central Minnesota, east central Minnesota

and west central Minnesota.

* WHEN...through 5 AM Saturday.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Look for reduced visibilities at times.

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Latest Clipper

Our snow season is getting an early start this year. A second light rain snow mix sails through early Sunday morning. Here's the latest Clipper via NOAA's GFS model.

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NOAA via tropical tidbits

Milder late next week

Temperatures rebound into the upper 40s late next week. The latest GFS guidance suggest 50s possible the weekend of November 11-12.

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NOAA via Weather Bell

Lakes freezing up north

Some of the smaller lakes are starting to freeze up in Minnesota. Dave and Amy Freeman send me this shot from along Highway 1 between Ely and Finland.

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Image: Amy Freeman

Daylight saving time ends this weekend

Don't forget to fall back this weekend. A precious extra hour of sleep.

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