Blizzard warnings in Northwest Minnesota, winter weather advisories across the state

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We’ll have some on and off snow showers and rain showers across most of Minnesota and Wisconsin Sunday, with a transition to mostly rain showers in the south toward afternoon.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern through Monday morning:

Pay more attention to the patchy nature of the precipitation than the exact location of the rain and snow. Southwestern Minnesota will be mostly dry Sunday, while northern Minnesota could see some scattered snow showers linger into Monday morning.

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Our average high temperature is 60 degrees in the Twin Cities metro area this time of year. Wouldn’t that feel nice?

Some spots in the metro areas could briefly touch about 41 degrees Sunday afternoon, but it’ll be a breezy and chilly day. Minnesota and western Wisconsin highs will be mainly in the upper 30s to around 40.

Monday highs will reach the 50s in parts of the southwest, with mainly 40s elsewhere:

Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to reach the mid 40s Tuesday, followed by around 50 on Wednesday, upper 50s Thursday and lower 60s on Friday.

The Grand Forks, North Dakota office of the National Weather Service has posted a 

 of the blizzard that started Thursday and lasted into Saturday.

Peak wind gusts reached 50+ mph in many areas:

The NWS posted this summary of the blizzard’s impact:

If you still plan on doing some leaf-peeping, here’s the latest 

 from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources:

Keep in mind that the fall color report includes all deciduous trees, not just maples. A 

You can hear my live weather updates on Minnesota Public Radio at 7:49 a.m. Thursdays and Fridays and at 7:35 a.m., 9:35 a.m. and 4:35 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday.

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A slow-moving low pressure system will give us a chilly and breezy Sunday, with some on and off snow showers and rain showers. Monday is looking better and temperatures will be rebounding nicely later this week. We also have a fall color update.

A breezy and chilly Sunday, with rain/snow showers at times; warmer temps this week

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