Temperatures will continue to fall over the next few days

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The well-advertised weekend snowstorm is expected to lay down a swath of heavy snow across much of the southern third of Minnesota and parts of Wisconsin overnight Saturday night and Sunday morning.

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

Here’s the weekend snow forecast that was posted by the National Weather Service late Saturday afternoon:

You can see that the southern portion of the Twin Cities metro area may see 6 to 8 inches of snow by Sunday afternoon, with a shot at 9 inches in a few spots. There could be some double-digit snow totals in the heavier snow stripe across southern Minnesota and parts of western Wisconsin. 

Winter storm warnings include Carver, Scott and Dakota counties of the south metro from about midnight Saturday night until mid-afternoon on Sunday:

The remainder of the Twin Cities metro area (including Minneapolis and St. Paul) is under a winter weather advisory from midnight Saturday night to 3 p.m. Sunday for 3 to 6 inches of snow. 

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The Minnesota Department of Transportation will have reports on 

. Wisconsin road conditions can be found 

The heaviest snow in the metro area is expected to be from about 4 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Sunday. This NWS chart brackets the times of heaviest snow at various locations:

The winter storm warning starts at 9 p.m. Saturday in Montevideo and Marshall, and at 11 p.m. Saturday in Mankato and Albert Lea. The winter storm warning begins at midnight Saturday night in Rochester and Red Wing, and at 3 a.m. Sunday in Eau Claire. The winter storm warnings will continue into early Sunday afternoon in many areas, but they continue until 6 pm Sunday in Red Wing and Rochester, plus Eau Claire and La Crosse.

Here’s a winter storm discussion posted by the NWS:

Updates on the winter storm will be posted by the NWS offices in the 

Sunday highs will range from the teens northwest to the 20s southeast:

Winds pick up Sunday afternoon, giving us wind chills in the single-digits to teens:

Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to reach the upper 20s Monday and Tuesday, followed by lower 30s Wednesday and chilly upper teens Thursday and Friday.

You can hear my live weather updates on MPR News at 7:35 a.m., 9:35 a.m. and 4:35 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday.

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Ron Trenda

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We have plenty of snow in the forecast for late Saturday night into Sunday afternoon. Updated forecasts include winter storm warnings for the southern half of the Twin Cities metro area and much of southern Minnesota. We have details about the timing of the snow.

Heavy snow late Saturday night and Sunday morning for south metro, southern Minnesota and western Wisc.

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