Rain mostly west Friday, before ramping up with snow this weekend

A Northern Plains system lifts northeast towards Upper Michigan Thursday night, spreading a batch of light-to-moderate rain overnight. The rain band recedes towards the west end of the region for much of Friday, as the system departs north of the U.P. Following Friday night is a deeper Central Plains-based system capable of producing moderate to heavy rain and snow -- total weekend precipitation could exceed 2″ in areas west, plus weekend snow up to 12″ in the highlands west. A potentially soaking, snowy end to April in Upper Michigan.

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Tonight: Mostly cloudy with light to moderate rain showers and patchy fog

>Lows: 30s/40

Friday: Partly to mostly cloudy with rain showers and stray afternoon thunderstorm mainly west; mixed rain and snow west late; seasonably warm and breezy

>Highs: 50s/60

Saturday: Mostly cloudy with moderate to occasionally heavy rain; mixed rain and snow west; cooling down; breezy

>Highs: 50

Sunday: Mostly cloudy with snow west, mixed rain and snow east; blustery

>Highs: 40s

Monday, May 1st: Mostly cloudy with snow west, mixed rain and snow east; blustery

>Highs: 40

Tuesday: Partly to mostly cloudy with few to scattered rain showers; milder

>Highs: 40s

Wednesday: Partly to mostly cloudy and warmer

>Highs: 50s/60

Thursday: Partly cloudy and seasonably mild

>Highs: 50s

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