While it looks like Iowa, southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois are in line for the greatest impacts from a storm system that will deliver a bout of wintry precipitation this coming weekend, Minnesota will be on the northern fringes and could see some minor impacts. 

"I'm not expecting a massive snowstorm, but we could easily pick up 2, 3, 4 inches of snow, especially over southern Minnesota," says Novak Weather. 

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Novak Weather expects a more active pattern to take hold next week, with potential for a big storm later next week. 

"An active weather pattern starting this weekend and lasting into next week," says Novak Weather.