For the second day this week, temperatures rose to record highs as January continues to get warmer in Minnesota. According to the National Weather Service Twin Cities, the mercury touched 52 degrees Thursday at the Minneapolis-St.

While the wait goes on for meaningful snow in the Twin Cities, Minnesota's North Shore is set for a significant amount this weekend. A winter storm watch has been issued by the National Weather Service for the Lake Superior shore, where up to 10 inches of snow could fall on Saturday and Sunday.

“A clipper brings a chance of snow to the Northland Tues/Tues night, with a dusting up to several inches accumulation,” says the NWS in Duluth. “Greatest snow accumulation is expected over the Arrowhead and in the NW WI snowbelt.”

Bundle up, Minnesota. The longest cold snap in nearly six years is on the way, and the mercury might not rise above zero from Saturday night until Tuesday afternoon. An arctic air mass that originated in Siberia will send temperatures tumbling from the balmy 30s Friday morning to well below zero for the weekend,

The northernmost 33 counties in Minnesota (nearly half of the state - all shown in dark blue above) will see an extreme cold warning, which goes into effect at 6 pm on Saturday night and stays in place through noon on Tuesday.

Experience Minnesota’s thaw with temps reaching the mid-40s with sunshine this week. Don’t get too comfortable— subzero temperatures return by Sunday night.

While we can expect the lower 40s for highs here in Central Minnesota on Tuesday, part of our state will have much more winter-like weather.

The Twin Cities tied the record of 47 degrees set in 1892. The mercury reached 54 degrees in St. James, 52 in Austin and Windom, 51 degrees in Owatonna and Worthington, and 50 in Rochester, Mankato and Marshall.

Minnesota has had hardly any snow so far this winter. But we could finally get more soon based on the latest predictions.

Residents in northern Minnesota can expect extremely cold temperatures over the weekend and into Tuesday as wind chills dip down as low as 55 degrees below zero.

The rare winter storm that hit the southern U.S. dumped significant amounts of snow on areas that usually get none.

Rochester, which has averaged a high of 23 degrees at this time, beat its previous record high of 48 degrees on Jan. 30, 1919. The city reached 56 degrees by Thursday evening, according to the National Weather Service Twin Cities. Duluth came within one degree of its 1890 record of 44 degrees.