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Areas of dense fog and freezing fog are possible early Sunday morning in parts of  western and central Minnesota.

Winds will pick up today, with the strongest winds to the northwest. A wind advisory includes Minnesota counties bordering the Red River from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.:

We’ll start meteorological spring with Sunday highs in the 40s across much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin:

Our average March 1 high temp is 34 degrees in the Twin Cities, so a high in the mid-40s is quite a bit warmer than average. Most of west-central and northwestern Minnesota can expect Sunday highs in the 30s.

Sunday afternoon wind chills will be mainly in the 30s in the east, with 20s to the west:

Far northern Minnesota has a chance of flurries or a bit of drizzle this Sunday morning. The far north could also see areas of light snow showers, flurries and sprinkles Sunday afternoon and evening. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern Sunday afternoon and evening:

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An updated Updraft with updated details about today plus the weather for this coming week will be posted by 9:30 this morning.

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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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News

Ron Trenda

Author

Temps will be above normal this first day of March, but parts of Minnesota will see gusty winds. Details on that, plus who will see some Sunday flakes.

Mild temps as March begins; wind advisory Red River Valley

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