A breezy Sunday; periods of snow northern Minnesota, chance rain/snow showers central and south
March snow update
Periods of snow will continue this Sunday in north-central and northeastern Minnesota plus parts of northwestern Wisconsin. Sections of northeastern Minnesota will see 1 to 2 inches of additional snow today and this evening, with 2 to 4 inches possible along the North Shore of Lake Superior. A winter weather advisory continues through this evening for southern Cook county. There were reports of some snow-covered roads Sunday morning from Hinckley northward into northeastern Minnesota. The Minnesota Department of Transportation has updated road conditions.
Northwestern and central Minnesota will have a chance of scattered snow showers and rain showers today. A few spotty flurries and sprinkles are possible in southern Minnesota and west-central Wisconsin.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern this Sunday afternoon and evening:
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Temperature trends
Our Sunday afternoon will be breezy, but high temperatures will be a few degrees milder than yesterday’s highs. Temps are expected to top out in the 30s in about the northern third of Minnesota, with 40s in central and southern Minnesota plus western Wisconsin.
On Monday, most areas will see highs in the 40s, with a few spots in the southern third of Minnesota close to 50:
Parts of far northwestern Minnesota will top out in the 30s.
Monday afternoon wind chills are expected to be mainly in the 30s and 40s:
Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to to reach the mid 50s Tuesday, followed by around 50 on Wednesday, then mid 40s Thursday and upper 40s on Friday.
March snow
Just a trace of snow was recorded at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Saturday evening. Our official Twin Cities snow total remains at three-tenth of an inch this month and no big snow storms are in sight.
This is quite a change from last March, when MSP Airport tallied 10.5 inches of snow. Here are Twin Cities monthly snow totals and snow-season totals going back to 2008-2009:
Notice that MSP airport tallied zero snow in March of 2010. In case you’re wondering, the snowiest March in Twin Cities weather records was March of 1951, with 40 inches!
Programming note
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