Cool temps linger; rain southern Minn. tonight, with snow north
Our average high temp is 64 degrees this time of year in the Twin Cities metro area. We might not see 60s until next weekend, but we could flirt with 60 on Friday.
On to the details.
Temperature trends
Many spots in Minnesota and western Wisconsin will see Sunday afternoon highs in the lower 50s. Parts of northern Minnesota will top out in the upper 40s.
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Monday highs will reach the 50s in the south, with mostly 40s north:
Twin Cities metro highs are projected to be in the lower 50s Tuesday, followed by mid 50s Wednesday and Thursday, then upper 50s on Friday.
Rain and snow chances
Parts of southwestern Minnesota could see a Sunday morning sprinkle. West-central and northwestern Minnesota will have a chance of scattered showers Sunday afternoon.
Rain shower chances increase across Minnesota and western Wisconsin Sunday evening.
Northern Minnesota will see rain mix with snow overnight, then change to mostly snow before tapering off Monday morning.
Southern Minnesota and the Twin Cities metro area will have periods of rain overnight and very early Monday.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern from Sunday afternoon 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 rain or snow.
Here are NWS snow forecasts for northeastern Minnesota:
And northwestern Minnesota:
As always, updated weather information can be heard on the Minnesota Public Radio Network, and you’ll also see updated weather info on the MPR News live weather blog.
Latest snow?
I'm sometimes asked "how late in spring can it snow?". Here are the official snow stats for the Twin Cities metro area:
That 6.6 inches on April 29, 1984 was followed by 3.1 inches the next day, for a storm total of 9.7 inches.
You can read about the biggest April snowstorms here.
Programming note
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