A bright but cold Sunday; snow returns on Monday
Low temperatures late Saturday night into early Sunday are expected to dip into the single digits over much of Minnesota.
We might stay (barely) in the double digits in the Twin Cities metro area and southeastern Minnesota.
Easter Sunday afternoon highs will favor the 20s in about the northern half of Minnesota, with 30s in the southern half:
Our Twin Cities high in the middle 30s will be well below our average April 1 high temp of 50 degrees.
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Twin Cities highs are expected to stay in the 30s this coming week.
Monday and Tuesday snow
Snow is expected to move back into Minnesota on Monday. Snow is likely Monday night and Tuesday for most of Minnesota, including the Twin Cities metro area.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Global Forecast System model shows the potential precipitation pattern Monday through Tuesday:
The color chart to the right of the loop refers to the precipitation rate (mm per hour), not to the total amount of rain or snow.
Snow amounts will depend on the actual track of the low pressure system, but several inches are possible in parts of Minnesota.
The GFS forecast model and the Canadian forecast model both show the highest snow potential over southern Minnesota Monday into Tuesday.
Check forecast updates.
Friday and Saturday snow pattern
Saturday afternoon's satellite loop shows that the far southern part of the Twin Cities metro has little or no snowcover:
There is snow on the ground over much of the metro area and points to the west, north and east of the metro area.
That pattern corresponds with the NWS plot of snowfall reports from our latest storm:
Snowfall reports can be checked on the NWS interactive snowfall map. At that site, you can click on any data point to get the time and exact location of the snowfall measurement.
If you check it out on Sunday, click on the "last 48 hours" tab in the upper left so that you don't miss snowfall reports that are more than 24 hours old.
The National Weather Service also posts snow totals as they come in.
Programming note
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