Our next weather system is on the charts and heading toward Minnesota on Thursday.

On Wednesday we take a break with mixed sunshine and highs in the teens in the north and 20 degrees in the south.

Thursday’s system appears to be more powerful than our light snow gun on Tuesday. The system will move southeast through Minnesota from the early hours of Thursday morning into the evening hours.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s NAM 3km model is typical of most models in terms of timing and coverage on Thursday. The following forecast model loop runs on Thursday between midnight and 6 p.m.

This system appears to be an efficient snowfall producer. It will be drier snow, likely with snow to water ratios between 15 and 20 to 1.

Forecast models continue to project impressive snowfall amounts between 3 and 7 inches, with some locally higher totals.

If our system stays on track, we can expect slick roads on Thursday.

We will monitor the forecast model runs on Wednesday for possible changes. Any shift in the storm’s track north or south could impact the forecast snowfall amount.

Stay tuned.