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Minneapolis, Minnesota – Minnesota moves into the Feb 5–9 period under a cold but relatively quiet weather pattern, with temperatures running below normal and only limited chances for snow or rain. While the absence of major storms may ease travel concerns, the persistence of the cold will remain the primary impact across much of the state.
According to the National Weather Service and NOAA outlooks, colder-than-average air continues to hold across the Upper Midwest even as above-normal temperatures expand across much of the western and southwestern U.S. The broader pattern keeps Minnesota on the colder side of the temperature gradient, while storm systems remain displaced enough to limit widespread precipitation…