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Winter To Make Comeback Black Friday

If you have to wait in line outside, you're going to earn those bargains. Temperatures will dip Friday, with blustery winds.

 

If you're heading out to do retail battle on Black Friday, arm yourself with a warm coat, too. You'll contend not only with crowded stores and longer lines, but also frigid air and even some snow as wintery weather makes a comeback, reports Accuweather.com.

Frostiness will first arrive across the northern Plains Thanksgiving Day, said Kristina Pydynowski, senior meteorologist, leaving those taking advantage of early shopping deals Thursday night shivering.

The cold weather will then invade the Midwest on Black Friday, holding temperatures 10 to 20 degrees below Thanksgiving Day's mild highs of the 50s and 60s.

Making the day even less desirable to be outside, blustery winds will create even colder AccuWeather.com RealFeel® temperatures.

If you're driving north on Black Friday, you may have to contend with snow showers and heavier lake-effect squalls, reducing visibility and creating slick travel from northern Minnesota to northern Michigan.

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