Properly cold this weekend; a more glancing polar vortex blow?

Welcome to a more typical January Minnesota weather forecast.

A seasonably chilly Canadian air mass pulses south over the next week. Subzero air takes hold in northern Minnesota tonight. The cold intensity peaks this weekend.

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By this weekend, thermometers around the Twin Cities may flash minus signs early in the morning. Next week looks seasonably cold, too.

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NOAA via Weather Bell.

Friday clipper

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Friday's inbound clipper seems to have southwestern Minnesota in sight.

Snow breaks out in southwestern Minnesota during the morning, then spreads across southern Minnesota Friday afternoon.

The best chance of 3 to 6 inches is in the southwest corner of Minnesota. The Twin Cities likely only sees a few flakes with this one.

Polar vortex: Glancing blow for Minnesota?

The forecast models have shifted on the geography of the potential Polar Vortex outbreak in about a week. A more eastward trek would bring just a glancing blow of cold to Minnesota.

The Global Forecast System model shows the core of subzero cold north of the Great Lakes next Wednesday morning.

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NOAA GFS model temperature forecast for 6 am CST Wednesday January 23 via tropical tidbits.

Stay warm and stay tuned.