Rain, then ice and snow Friday in Twin Cities before quick Sunday warm-up

Off-and-on showers continue for most of Friday in the Twin Cities amid a classic, messy March storm.

Isolated thunder and small hail is possible, too, mainly for far southeastern Minnesota. A half-inch to 1 inch of rain is expected for the metro southward with less up north.

As colder air wraps in Friday evening into Saturday morning, a swath of light snow will fall across central and northern Minnesota, triggering winter weather advisories from Friday afternoon into early Saturday.

The National Weather Service said on social media that roads in western Minnesota were covered in ice around 7:15 p.m. due to freezing rain.  

Sunshine returns Saturday afternoon with a slight cooldown into the 40s. The high temperature on Sunday will be near 60 degrees, though it will be a bit windy.

High temperatures will be in the 50s on Monday and in the 40s on Tuesday and Wednesday.