A 60s Sunday, but breezy; much cooler temps far northern Minnesota
Snow depth update
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Here’s your Sunday morning weather briefing.
We’re expecting highs in the 60s in the Twin Cities metro area and roughly the southern third of Minnesota this Sunday afternoon:
Highs in the 50s and 40s are on tap to the north, but far northwestern Minnesota may top out in the 30s.
Sunday will be breezy across the southern third of Minnesota plus western Wisconsin, with gusts of 20 to 30 mph at times:
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Forecasts are in knots; 20 knots equals 23 mph.
Far north could see drizzle late afternoon/evening
Far northern Minnesota may see some areas of drizzle later this afternoon, with drizzle/patchy freezing drizzle possible Sunday night.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern for Sunday afternoon and Sunday evening:
A few stray flakes are possible late Sunday night in the far north.
The Twin Cities metro area will have a chance of scattered light rain showers overnight Sunday night.
You can hear updated weather information on the MPR network, and you’ll see updated weather info on the MPR News live weather blog.
Snow depths
The National Weather Service lists the Twin Cities snow depth Sunday morning as just a trace of snow. I’ve noticed that many south-facing lawns and open spots in the metro area have little or no snow cover, while a few inches of snow remain on some north-facing slopes and shaded areas.
Cross-country skiers, sledders, snowboarders and snowmobilers will find the deepest snow cover this weekend over northern parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin. Here’s the latest snow depth analysis from NOAA’s National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center. (NOHRSC):
Much of north-central and northeastern Minnesota has more than 16 inches of snow on the ground, and some spots in the northeast show more than 30 inches. The snow cover will shrink a bit this weekend, due to our warming trend. Snow cover is more variable in southern Minnesota, ranging from zero in some areas to several inches in other areas.
An updated Updraft with details about the coming week will be posted by 9:30 this morning.
Programming note
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.
