Minnesota weather: Snow Saturday night, into Sunday morning

MN weather: Cold and sunny Saturday, snow tonight into Sunday

FOX 9's Jared Piepenburg has the full forecast.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Saturday will be the last chilly day before things start to warm up, with snow expected tonight and into Sunday. 

Saturday forecast 

Local perspective:

We kick off the day on a cold and sunny note. 

Temperatures warm into the teens under a fairly sunny sky. 

Clouds start to move in later this evening ahead of a chance of snow.

Snow Saturday into Sunday

What to expect:

Snow slides into the state overnight and looks to last into the first half of Sunday. 

Periods of light snow may linger into the afternoon with total accumulations of around 1-2 inches looking likely. 

Western Minnesota will be hit first by the snow late Saturday night. The Twin Cities will see snow around 4 or 5 a.m. 

The snow with lighten to flurries in the morning and taper off by the afternoon. 

Temperatures stay mild tonight and warm into the 20s and even some 30s tomorrow. 

Extended forecast

What's next:

The temperatures are expected to back off only slightly for Monday and Tuesday with upper teens to lower 20s. 

Things will trend warmer and above average starting Wednesday through Friday.