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Areas of morning fog; temps rebound a bit

Rain/snow showers north late Wednesday

March is our third-snowiest month of the year in the Twin Cities. We saw some flakes in the metro area Tuesday evening. Three-tenths of an inch was the snow total at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

Snow reports will continue to come in, but here are a few:

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New snow
National Weather Service

Apple Valley reported 1.4 inches. Sartell, which is near St. Cloud, had 3.5 inches.

Areas of fog

Areas of fog are expected in the Twin Cities and much of central and southern Minnesota plus parts of western Wisconsin this Wednesday morning. Some locations could see freezing fog.

A dense fog advisory continues until 10 a.m. in six counties of far southwestern Minnesota.

Temperatures

Most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin will have highs in the 40s today, with some 50s in southwestern and south-central Minnesota:

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Wednesday forecast highs
National Weather Service

The Twin Cities will top out around 50.

Rain/snow chances north

Portions of northern Minnesota may see some rain showers and snow showers late Wednesday and Wednesday evening. Here’s NOAA’s High Resolution Rapid-Refresh (HRRR) model for Wednesday and Wednesday evening:

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Simulated radar Wednesday and Wednesday evening
NOAA, via Tropicaltidbits.com

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