Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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Snow will continue to accumulate in much of the northern third of Minnesota Saturday afternoon, and several inches are possible in some locations.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale (NAM) forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern this Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening:

A few areas of rain showers could develop over southern Minnesota and west-central Wisconsin Saturday afternoon. The Twin Cities metro area could see a passing rain shower at some point.

Here are forecast snow amounts, from the Duluth office of the NWS:

The Grand Forks NWS office posted these forecast snow amounts in northwestern Minnesota and eastern North Dakota:

Winter weather advisories are in effect until mid-afternoon in parts of northwestern Minnesota and eastern North Dakota:

The winter weather advisories continue right into Saturday evening in northeastern Minnesota:

Here are details of the winter weather advisory in northeastern Minnesota, which includes Duluth:

You can hear updated weather information on the MPR 

, and you’ll see updated weather info on the MPR News 

Our average Twin Cities high temp is 58 degrees on Oct. 17. The metro area could see highs in the low to mid-50s this Saturday, with falling temps by late afternoon.

Highs will probably range from the mid and upper 30s in northeastern Minnesota to the upper 50s in far southern Minnesota Saturday afternoon.

Sunday highs will be chilly, with 30s in many areas and some lower 40s in the Twin Cities and southern Minnesota:

Sunday will be breezy, with gusts of 16 to 24 mph:

Plotted values are in knots, with 14 knots equal to around 16 mph. Gusts over 25 mph are possible Sunday afternoon in northwestern Minnesota

Strong winds pulled a lot of leaves off of our trees this week. Spotty fall colors remain on trees that were slower to change over from green to yellow, orange and red.

 from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources:

Portions of the Twin Cities metro area and parts of far southern Minnesota haven’t reached “past peak” fall color status yet.

Keep in mind that all deciduous trees are included in the fall color report, not just maples.

The Wisconsin fall color report can be found 

Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to reach the lower 40s Monday, followed by mid 40s Tuesday, upper 40s Wednesday and Thursday and then back to the mid 40s Friday.

It looks like chilly temps will linger into next weekend and into the following week. The NWS Climate Prediction Center temperature outlook for Oct. 24 through Oct. 30 shows a strong tendency for below-normal temperatures in Minnesota and Wisconsin:

You can hear my live weather updates on MPR News at 7:35 a.m., 9:35 a.m. and 4:39 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday.

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Ron Trenda

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Much of northern Minnesota will see accumulting snow this Saturday afternoon. We have details on forcast snow amounts and the winter weather advisories that have been issued across parts of the north. We also look at the rest of our weekend forecast and take a peek at Minnesota fall colors.  

An early-season snowfall coats a stretch of U.S. Highway 53

Saturday snow in northern Minnesota; sprinkle chance in the south

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