Prompts winter weather advisories as cold air moves in Friday night

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We'll see snow across much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin on Monday, and snow could linger into Monday night in eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin.

Some locations could also see a bit of sleet or light freezing rain at times.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern from Sunday evening through Monday night:

The color chart to the right of the loop refers to the strength of the signal that returns to the radar, not to the amount of snow or rain.

The heaviest snow (3 to 6 inches) is expected from west-central Minnesota into northeastern Minnesota and far northwestern Wisconsin:

An inch or two of snow could accumulate in the Twin Cities metro area by Monday evening, with the highest totals in the northwestern part of the metro.

Winter weather advisories begin at 9 p.m Sunday and run to 6 p.m. Monday in much of western Minnesota and central Minnesota.  Winter weather advisories start at midnight Sunday night and run to 6 p.m. Monday in places like Brainerd, Hinckley and Duluth and also in Sherburne and Isanti counties.

Details of the advisory in western Minnesota:

Details of the winter weather advisory for Isanti, Sherburne and Pine counties and points northward:

Several counties in northern Wisconsin are in a winter storm warning for snow amounts in the 5 to 8 inch range from late Sunday night through Monday evening.

The Twin Cities metro area will have a chance of snow showers late Sunday evening into Monday morning. Patchy light freezing rain and sleet are also possible. Periods of snow are likely in the metro area Monday afternoon, with a chance of snow showers Monday evening.

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Monday highs will range from the single digits in northwestern Minnesota to the lower 30s in the southeast:

Winds will become stronger as we go through Monday and into Monday night and early Tuesday, and wind chills will be well below zero in the west:

Wind chill advisories begin at midnight Sunday night in northwestern Minnesota and at 6 p.m. Monday in west-central and southwestern Minnesota.

High temps on New Year's Day will range from the single digits below zero in northwestern Minnesota to the teens in the far southeast:

We're expecting a daytime high of about 10 degrees on News Year's Day in the metro area, well below our average Jan. 1 high of 24 degrees.

It was even colder on Jan. 1, 2018, with a Twin Cities high of only 1 above zero!

Metro highs rebound to the upper teens Wednesday, followed by lower 30s Thursday and mid 30s Friday and Saturday.

30s will feel nice after the artic chill of New Year's Day.

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We’ll see snow across much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin on Monday, and snow could linger into Monday night in eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Some locations could also see a bit of sleet or light freezing rain at times. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential precipitation…

Snow Monday as winds pick up; a very cold New Year’s Day

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