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

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It felt like March, not February, Sunday afternoon. The Sunday high temp at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 44 degrees. That’s 12 degrees warmer than our average Feb. 23 high in the Twin Cities. 44 is our average Twin Cities high on March 21. Some of our snow cover melted this weekend, and patches of grass have already appeared on some south-facing lawns. Temperatures will retreat as we go through the next few days.

Most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin will see highs in the 30s on Monday:

Some spots in the Twin Cities metro area may reach the upper 30s Monday afternoon.  Metro area highs are projected to be in the mid 30s on Tuesday, followed by mid 20s Wednesday, lower 20s Thursday and mid 20s on Friday.

I’ll first mention that Minnesota and western Wisconsin may see some areas of fog late Sunday night and early Monday morning.

Southwestern and south-central Minnesota will have the best chance of light snow Tuesday and Tuesday night. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern Tuesday and Tuesday evening:

The Twin Cities metro area could see a passing snow shower or flurry Tuesday and Tuesday evening.

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The big news story in Minnesota on the weekend of Feb. 23-24, 2019 was the blizzard that hit southern Minnesota.

Here are some blizzard details that were posted by the 

The Twin Cities office of the National Weather Service posted a lot of info on the 

Here’s the NWS map of snow totals for Feb 23-24, 2019:

The official snow total at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport for Feb. 23-24, 2019 was 4.5 inches, and the highest wind gust there was 48 mph. A wind gust of 62 mph was reported on Feb. 24, 2019 at Holman Field Airport in St. Paul.

The La Crosse office of the NWS posted storm details for southeastern Minnesota and Wisconsin 

Our weather is now much tamer than it was one year ago, and there aren’t any big storms in sight for the next week or so.

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Ron Trenda

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After weekend highs in the 40s, temps will retreat a bit on Monday. We have details on the week ahead, and who may see some snow on Tuesday. We also look back on the blizzard that stranded motorists in southern Minnesota one year ago.

National Weather Service

NOAA, via Tropicaltidbits.com

A jackknifed semi, stranded cars and snowdrifts block State Highway 60

Mild Monday, light snow south on Tuesday; blizzard hit Minnesota one year ago

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