Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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We’ve already set an October record with 8.9 inches of snow in the Twin Cities, and additional snow is on the way.

Scattered light snow showers/flurries are possible anytime this Saturday in northeastern Minnesota. A batch of light snow could spread into parts of southwestern and west-central Minnesota later this Saturday morning and this afternoon. As we go through Saturday evening and Saturday night, the snow area expands to cover most of the southern third of Minnesota, plus much of Wisconsin. Periods of snow will linger in many areas through much of Sunday.

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

Highest snow totals are expected in far southern Minnesota:

Flurries are possible in the metro area late this afternoon and this Saturday evening, with periods of snow overnight and Sunday. The far north metro may just see a dusting of snow Saturday night through Sunday evening, with an inch or two possible elsewhere in the metro.

A winter weather advisory starts at 7 p.m. this Saturday and continues through Sunday evening in southwestern Minnesota:

Here are details of the winter weather advisory in southwestern Minnesota:

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 54 degrees on Oct. 24. The metro area will probably top out around 31 this Saturday. Highs will range from the upper 20s to lower 30s in most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin:

To put these weekend temps in perspective, 32 degrees is our average Twin Cities high temp on Dec. 1.

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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We’re not quite done with our October snowflakes. We have the details on when the next batch of snow will arrive.

Another batch of snow Saturday evening into Sunday

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