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

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The Saturday high temperature at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 36 degrees. That’s 7 degrees warmer than our average Feb. 15 Twin Cities high of 29 degrees. It was great to see the sunshine linger through much of the day. Sunday highs will be cooler.

This is a good place to mention the wind chill advisory that runs from midnight Saturday night to 8 a.m. Sunday in parts of northwestern Minnesota:

Sunday highs reach the 20s in most of the southern half of Minnesota plus western Wisconsin, with mainly teens to the north:

Sunday afternoon wind chills will be in the single digits in much of Minnesota, with teens from the Twin Cities metro area into southeastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin:

Far northwestern Minnesota will have afternoon wind chills below zero.

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

Friday’s above-normal temps may continue into next weekend and the beginning of the following week. The NWS Climate Prediction Center shows a tendency for above-normal temperatures in Minnesota and Wisconsin for Feb. 21 through Feb. 25:

I’ll first mention that southwestern Minnesota may see some areas of fog and freezing fog late Saturday night into early Sunday morning.  

A passing light snow shower is possible in southern Minnesota on Sunday, and northwestern Minnesota may see some snow by afternoon. That snow spreads across much of northern Minnesota and parts of Wisconsin overnight Sunday night. Periods of snow are likely across most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin on Monday. The Twin Cities metro area, southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin could also see some freezing drizzle/light freezing rain at times on Monday. 

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

The metro area could see between 1 and 2 inches of snow accumulation on Monday, with higher amounts possible in parts of southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Portions of northern Minnesota will see several inches of snow from Sunday afternoon through Monday:

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Ron Trenda

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Temperatures retreat a bit on Sunday, then they’ll rebound on Monday. We’ll also see snow or a wintry mix on Monday; we have the details.

Cooler on Sunday; snow or a wintry mix on Monday

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