While it won't be a total bust, the chances of double-digit snow totals have vanished. With that, the National Weather Service has canceled the winter storm watch and replaced it with a winter weather advisory, signaling expected lower snow totals. A winter storm watch remains over western Wisconsin .

After January closed with record-breaking warmth, the other shoe is about to drop. A windy Thursday ushered in much colder air, setting the stage for substantial snowfall Friday night into Saturday for the metro and much of central Minnesota,

The Twin Cities will deal with powerful winds on Thursday, and significant snowfall is right around the corner.

Snowfall forecasts are starting to materialize ahead of a Saturday winter storm that could bring up to 10 inches to the Twin Cities, and a foot of snow to central Minnesota. While there remains the potential for the system to shift south,