Saturday will be dry with a high of 32 but heavy wet snow is set to arrive Sunday
MINNEAPOLIS — Saturday will be dry with a high of 32 but heavy wet snow is set to arrive Sunday
The first of two wintry weather systems is tapered off Friday morning after leaving plowable snow for a large swath of Minnesota.
Most of the state got at least some snow — the exception being southwestern and far northern Minnesota. Many areas saw 2-5 inches of snow, with the heaviest concentration in central Minnesota.
Here's a look at more specific snowfall totals from WCCO's Weather Watcher Network.
In the Twin Cities area, Edina received 3.1 inches and Eagan got 3 inches. Areas south of the cities, including Lakeville and Farmington, also received about 3 inches of snow.
Some areas northwest of the cities saw more than 5 inches, including Nowthen (5.5 inches) and Clear Lake Township (5.5 inches).
Check out an interactive map of Weather Watcher reports below:
(Note: "Snow" is for how much snow fell with latest storm and "Snow Depth" is what's on the ground currently from this storm and all previous storms)
A Weather Watcher in Linwood — about 40 miles north of Minneapolis — recorded a whopping 9.5 inches overnight. A Weather Watcher in Shafer, which is just east of Lindwood, recorded 8.2 inches. Those were the two highest snowfall totals reported.
The National Weather Service also released some snowfall reports. Notably, St. Francis got 7.5 inches of snow. Northeast Minneapolis received 3.5 inches.
Friday's forecast high is 33 degrees. As the system clears out, there is some potential for sunshine.
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The weekend will start quiet with sunshine and temps in the lower 30s. Some flurries are possible late Saturday before the next storm system approaches Sunday.
Current models indicate that central Minnesota, including the Twin Cities, could see a foot or more of accumulation between Sunday and Monday.
According to the Minnesota State Climatology Office, it's possible this multi-day storm could be one of the 20 heaviest in the Twin Cities on record when all is said and done on Tuesday.
Minnesotans excited that snow is finally falling
In the 50 years that Arlyss Rinowski has spent at her Golden Valley home, she's shoveled the same driveway more times than she can count. But this year, she's only shoveled twice.
This winter has been met with conflicting feelings.
"Everywhere I went, everyone was excited yesterday just to hear that snow is coming," said Maddie Benson of Maple Grove. "We didn't have a white Christmas, we didn't have a white holiday — we just had a lack of it. I'm excited that it's here."
Rinowski is thankful for the mild winter.
"It's been really, really nice. We doo need the moisture," she admitted. "We'll take it. It'll melt."
