Mild with snow Friday/Saturday Minor accumulations but as much as 2-4" North. Then colder with and cloudy and flurries possible Sunday.

Regional Weather View.

A partly complex weather system will move into the Upper Midwest for Friday bringing with snow chances once again for Far eastern Minnesota and most of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan. Significant accumulations of at least 6 inches are possible in Northern Wisconsin and Northeastern Minnesota. This weather system will bring up some mild air on the southern side of it and near 40 degree temperatures are possible in Iowa with low 30s possible in southern Minnesota and the southern 2 3rds of Wisconsin.

Local View

Note This forecast replaces Fridays entire forecast map. Saturday and Sunday will be added.

Some changes will have to be made to Fridays Forecast because of a system that will skirt close enough to the area to bring accumulating snowfall once again to most of the area, but especially in the north. The start of Friday will be Cloudy or partly sunny with mild temps, but gradually towards the noon hour Friday snow will begin to develop and it could becoming moderate to heavy at times but especially in the North for areas like Siren, Spooner, Webster and Minong around 4pm tomorrow afternoon. I would say anytime after 11am would be the time for the snow to start. Highs Friday before the snow be briefly reach the lower 30s. Saturday light snow will still be a possibility through the first half of the day, before ending, it will remain cloudy through Saturday, Colder air will push down behind the system and after highs in the upper 20s Saturday it will allow for lows to be in the upper single digits. Sunday will be colder and mostly cloudy with a chance at flurries late. Highs will be in the mid 10s and lows will be around zero.

Accumulations

Accumulations with this system will be highest north of the light green line above I expect 2" up to 4" in Northeastern 2 3rd of Burnett county and most of Washburn county as well as the Northeastern part of Barron County. 1-2" should be the rule Southwest of this area in all of Polk County, the rest of Barron County and Northeastern St Croix and Dunn counties, with even less father south of here. around an inch should fall for what is left in areas in St Croix and Dunn counties.

Friday, Cloudy with snow developing possibly moderate in the afternoon, mild with highs in the lower 30s. Friday Night, light snow, possibly becoming moderate at times early. Lows in the low 20s

Saturday, mild with A good chance of snow early before turning to flurries Total area accumulations 2-4" Northern areas 1-2" southern 2- 3rds of the area. highs in the upper 20s then temperatures fall. Saturday Night, colder mostly cloudy with lows in the single digits above zero.

Sunday, Colder, mostly cloudy with highs in the mid teens. Sunday Night, Cloudy with a chance of flurries, lows just above or below zero.

Looking Ahead

I really don't like going into the long range at this due to how difficult it is just to keep a 3 day forecast correct but I will give it a try anyway. Monday and Tuesday following a cold Sunday will be questionable at this time Some models point towards a large system passing us just to the south bring us only cold air, but others say some light snow will be possible around Monday and Tuesday. Then on Friday the 4rd a clipper system passes bringing a chance of light snow, then Saturday has a very brief warm up followed by a significant cool down with very cold temperatures possible around the Tuesday the 8th of Feb, it has temperatures warming slightly with drier conditions towards the 10th. I really will not put any faith into this forecast it is ever changing and seems to say something new every day.