Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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We’re starting out our Sunday with dense fog in much of northern Minnesota and part of northwestern Wisconsin. Dense fog advisories continue until 10 a.m. today in those areas:

Southern Minnesota and west-central Wisconsin could have some patchy areas of dense fog early this morning.

Our average Twin Cities high temperature is 80 degrees this time of year. The metro area will probably reach the upper 80s this Sunday.

Highs will be well into the 80s in most spots this afternoon, with some lower 90s in southwestern Minnesota:

Northeastern Minnesota will see a few 70s.

Sunday afternoon dew points will be in the upper 60s to lower 70s in many locations, so it’ll feel steamy:

Northwestern Minnesota may see some scattered thunderstorms by late Sunday afternoon, with the thunderstorms spreading across much of northern Minnesota Sunday evening. Northern and central Minnesota plus northwestern Wisconsin may see scattered thunderstorms at times overnight.

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Smoke from California wildfires will spread at upper altitudes over Minnesota and western Wisconsin today. This post from Saturday refers to our Sunday evening sunset, which is expected to be reddish-orange:

Our sunrises and sunsets may be reddish-orange for several days.

This Updraft blog will be updated by around 10 a.m. with updated info on your Sunday weather and a look at the week ahead.

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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Ron Trenda

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It’ll be a steamy Sunday across much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Northern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin are starting out with areas of dense fog. We have details on that, and the thunderstorm chances later today in the north.

Foggy start north; steamy Sunday

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