Another mild day; freezing drizzle for parts of northwestern Minn.
AM dense fog far southwest Minnesota
Here’s your early morning weather briefing, with an extended Updraft post expected around mid-morning.
Areas of dense fog have prompted a dense fog advisory for portions of southwestern Minnesota until 10 a.m. this Sunday:
Snow/freezing drizzle
Parts of northwestern Minnesota and west-central Minnesota will see a mix of light snow/sleet and freezing drizzle at times this Sunday. A winter weather advisory continues in several counties until 6 p.m.:
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Details of the winter weather advisory:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 529 AM CST Sun Jan 26 2020 MNZ002-003-029-NDZ028>030-038-039-049-052-053-270000- /O.EXT.KFGF.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-200127T0000Z/ Norman-Clay-Wilkin-Griggs-Steele-Traill-Barnes-Cass-Ransom- Sargent-Richland- Including the cities of Ada, Twin Valley, Halstad, Moorhead, Breckenridge, Cooperstown, Finley, Hope, Mayville, Hillsboro, Hatton, Portland, Valley City, Fargo, Lisbon, Enderlin, Gwinner, Milnor, Forman, Rutland, and Wahpeton 529 AM CST Sun Jan 26 2020 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...A mixture of freezing drizzle, sleet and snow is expected. Little to no snow, but a light glaze of ice is expected. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Minnesota and northeast and southeast North Dakota. * WHEN...Until 6 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Slippery road conditions can be expected. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road conditions for North Dakota can be found at dot.nd.gov/travel and for Minnesota at 511mn.org, or by calling 5 1 1 in either state.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern Sunday morning through Sunday evening:
There is also a chance of a brief light snow shower/flurry or patch of freezing drizzle elsewhere in Minnesota this Sunday morning.
There could be some areas of freezing drizzle/light freezing rain along with the light snow that moves through west-central and southwestern Minnesota Sunday afternoon/evening.
You can hear updated weather information on the MPR network, and you’ll see updated weather info on the MPR News live weather blog.
Mild again:
Sunday highs are forecast to reach the 20s across most northern and central Minnesota, with some lower 30s in southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin:
The metro area tops out around 30 degrees Sunday afternoon, with light winds.
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