Late Season Snow Up North

(ok. Just for the record - it won't be THIS snowy across central Minnesota. A few inches may pile up to our north, near Bemidji, enough to shovel and plow, with 1-2" around Ft. Ripley and Brainerd, maybe 1" for Little Falls and a slushy coating for Rice and Foley). Here's the deal: whatever does fall will be mostly-gone by mid morning Saturday. The sun is too high in the sky for any snow to stick around for long!

* Coating - 2" snow expected from Crookston to Bemidji, Walker and Grand Rapids area - enough to slush up some roads, lawns and fields. Icy roads likely
* 86 at Winona, but 32 with moderate snow in Bemidji.
* Severe storm watch far southeastern MN - storms moving away from St. Cloud and central MN.
* Heavy jacket weather returns: light rain showers mix with a little snow to the north, toward Brainerd.
* Dry much of Saturday PM and Sunday AM (but chilly and damp).
* Another surge of rain, possible T-storms, Sunday PM and Sunday night, up to 1" of rain may fall. Mississippi Music Fest may be impacted - stay tuned for updates.
* Chilly start early next week, but slowly warming back up to near 60 by the middle of the week.

Tonight: Windy, turning colder with light rain showers (mixing with wet snow north near Camp Ripley area, 1/2 to 1" of slush possible farther north, from Little Falls area to Brainerd and Wadena...if you're driving north of St. Cloud tonight expect some snow/slushy/icy roads. Low: 37

Saturday: Lingering clouds, showers/sprinkles giving way to some PM sun. Chilly. Winds: North 5-15. High: 53

Saturday night: Partly cloudy, cool. Low: 37

Sunday: Some morning sun, but clouds increase/thicken. A period of rain expected Sunday afternoon and night, possibly heavy at times. High: 48

Monday: Lingering showers, still damp and unsettled. High: 50

Tuesday: Sun returns, feels like spring again. High: 55

Wednesday: Clouds increase, chance of a shower/T-shower. High: 58