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

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Our average high temperature is 40 degrees this time of year in the Twin Cities. We’ll be slightly cooler than that this Saturday, topping out in the upper 30s. Highs in the 30s are expected across most of central and southern Minnesota plus west-central Wisconsin. Most of northern Minnesota will have Saturday highs in the 20s.

Sunday highs reach the 40s in roughly the southern half of Minnesota, plus west-central Wisconsin, with 30s across most of northern Minnesota:

Winds won’t be very strong, so Sunday afternoon wind chill temps will be in the 30s south, with 20s north:

Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to reach the mid 40s Monday, followed by lower 40s Tuesday, mid 40s Wednesday and upper 40s Thursday. We may only reach the upper 30s on Friday.

Southwestern Minnesota may see scattered light snow showers this Saturday, with a few flurries possible in south-central Minnesota. Accumulating snow is expected across much of Iowa and portions of northern Illinois.

Northwestern Minnesota could see some areas of light snow Sunday afternoon. Snow spreads across roughly the northern third of Minnesota Sunday evening and overnight Sunday night. Snow may also spread into parts of central Minnesota Monday morning.

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

The Twin Cities metro area could see a few rain showers or snow showers on Monday. 

You can hear updated weather information on the MPR 

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There’s little or no snow cover right now in the Twin Cities metro area and most of southern Minnesota. Sneaky snow remains in a small part my lawn that’s shaded from the afternoon sun.

Cross-country skiers, sledders, snowboarders and snowmobilers will be happy to hear that there’s still substantial snow cover in portions of northern Minnesota.

, courtesy of the Minnesota State Climatology Office and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources:

There’s a foot or more of snow cover across most of north-central and northeastern Minnesota. Portions of Lake and Cook counties of northeastern Minnesota have snow depths of two feet or more.

There are flood warnings along portions of some rivers in Minnesota. Areas affected are shaded green in this National Weather Service map:

 and click on any green-shaded area for flood warning details.

Here’s the flood statement that was issued by the NWS Friday evening:

Keep in mind that the flood warnings are just for small portions of the counties that are mentioned in the NWS flood statement.

Check for updates if you are in the areas affected by the flood warnings.

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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High temps will be a bit cooler than average on Saturday, then the temps rebound on Sunday. far southern Minnesota could see a few Saturday flakes. We have your complete weekend forecast and a look at the week ahead.

Cool Saturday, temps recover a bit on Sunday

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