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A weak low pressure system will move across region on Friday and Friday night. A stronger low pressure system is projected to pass across the area from Saturday into Sunday.

An early fall snowstorm plunged residents of northern Minnesota back into winter-like conditions, slowed travel and caused power outages. Wet, heavy snow pulled down power lines and temporarily cut service to 6,500 Xcel Energy customers in the Moorhead area early Thursday.

Light snow is expected to fall across Central Minnesota late tonight (Wednesday).

The National Weather Service says snow is on the way for Saturday. A line from Morris to St. Cloud has the best chance for snow and a Winter Weather Advisory might be needed at some point.

You might want to get your shovels ready, just in case. The National Weather Service says a storm system could bring snow to Central Minnesota on Saturday.

We officially had 2 inches of snow yesterday (Tuesday) at the St. Cloud Regional Airport. That gives us a total of 66.1 inches of snow for the season. And this is now our 8th snowiest winter season in history.

Rain will mix with and change to snow over the rest of the area during the evening. Accumulations could reach around thee inches north of a line from St. Cloud to Cambridge, with lesser amounts elsewhere.

The National Weather Service says a low pressure system will move out of the rockies and into the plains over the weekend.

ST. CLOUD -- Steven Sohlstrom of FlightFlash.com took his plane and camera out (after the winds went down Wednesday night) and got some overhead views of the fresh snow.

The National Weather Service is expecting another snowstorm to hit Minnesota this week. They say accumulating snow is possible on Tuesday night and throughout the day on Wednesday.