Possible rain-snow mix for Twin Cities on Halloween showing up just in time

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MN weather: Possible rain-snow mix Thursday

It’s a warm start Wednesday morning with temperatures in the 70s, but temperatures continue to drop into the 50s. Showers are likely later Wednesday ahead of widespread overnight rain that will turn to a rain-snow mix early Thursday morning. FOX 9 meteorologist Cody Matz has your forecast.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – A rain-snow mix is ​​possible on Halloween, with snow in the forecast for the Duluth area and northwest Wisconsin.

Rain, snow on Halloween

Widespread rain will pour into the Twin Cities metro late Wednesday evening developing from the south and southwest.

It will be all rain to start and then it will change to a rain-snow mix. This could lead to some direct snow north of the Twin Cities, from Pine County north toward Duluth and northwestern Wisconsin, Thursday morning, where a winter storm watch is in effect. A few inches of snow is possible in these areas – especially on the colder, grassy surfaces.

For the Twin Cities metro area, it will be mostly rain with some snow flakes perhaps mixing in at times. A dusting of snow on the grass, roofs or decks is possible, but unlikely to affect roads.

READ MORE: The Twin Cities set a new high temperature record on Tuesday

Trick-or-treating prognosis

The good news is that the precipitation Thursday morning will happen Thursday evening. It won’t be actively raining or snowing, but things will be damp.

Temperatures will top out in the lower 40s on Halloween afternoon before dropping into the 30s during the evening.

When will the first measurable snow fall in the Twin Cities?

The first measurable snowfall in the Twin Cities in several years. (FOX 9)

The rain-snow mix forecast for Halloween shows up just in time.

The average first measurable snowfall in the Twin Cities, according to the 30-year average, is Nov. 5. The chart above shows the first measurable snow in recent years, with measurable snow falling only on October 30 last year and that October. 14 in 2022.

Looking ahead

After highs in the 40s on Halloween, temperatures will climb back into the 60s this weekend.

Some wet weather is possible Sunday and Monday, with showers in the forecast.

Here’s your seven-day weather forecast: