Prompts winter weather advisories as cold air moves in Friday night

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The latest computer model info still indicates that the heaviest snow Sunday night and early Monday will be over northeastern Minnesota.

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

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.

Drizzle/light rain/snow showers move into the Twin Cities metro area Sunday evening and that mix is expected to change to light rain overnight into early Monday. A light coating of snow is possible, especially in the north metro, but that light coating could disappear by early Monday.

The highest snow totals this Sunday evening into Monday morning will be over north-central and northeastern Minnesota:

"Tonight" in the graphic title refers to the overnight hours of Sunday night.

The heavy snow, plus blowing snow and reduced visibilities will make travel difficult in those areas.

Northwestern Minnesota will probably see a combination of snow, sleet and light freezing rain:

Winter storm warnings run from Sunday evening through Monday morning in northeastern Minnesota and parts of north-central Minnesota, plus Douglas county of northwestern Wisconsin:

Details of the portion of the warning that includes Duluth, Hibbing and International Falls:

Winter weather advisories run from Sunday evening into early Monday in northwestern and west-central Minnesota:

As of Sunday evening, there weren't any advisories for the 7-county Twin Cities metro area, but counties just north and northeast of the metro had winter weather advisories:

Here are details of the winter weather advisory that includes Sherburne, Isanti and Chisago counties from 9 p.m. Sunday to 9 a.m. Monday:

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Highs Monday are expected to be mainly in the 30s, with some lower 40s possible in the south:

Cold air rushes in Monday night and Tuesday, with highs in the northwest only reaching the teens:

We could see an early Tuesday morning 30 degree reading in the Twin Cities metro area, with temps falling through the 20s during the day.

Twin Cities high temps are projected to be around 20 on Wednesday, followed by lower 20s on Thursday, and upper 20s on Friday.

Our average Twin Cities metro area high temp is 23 degrees this time of year.

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The latest computer model info still indicates that the heaviest snow Sunday night and early Monday will be over northeastern Minnesota. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern from Sunday evening through Monday afternoon: The color chart to the right of the loop refers to the…

Heaviest snow in northern Minn. Sunday night into Monday; a wintry mix, then light rain for the metro area

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