Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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The highest wind gust at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Sunday was 44 mph. It was a bad hair day for many of us that ventured out without a hat or cap.

A high pressure system will move closer during the overnight hours, then park nearby on Monday. As a result, our winds will be much lighter on Monday, gusting to only around 10 mph in many spots:

Plotted values are in knots, with 8 knots equal to about 9 mph. It’ll be a bit breezy in far northwestern Minnesota Monday afternoon.

Monday highs will range from the mid 20s in northeastern Minnesota to the mid 30s in southwestern Minnesota:

We could top out around 30 degrees in the metro area. Our average Twin Cities high temp is 33 degrees this time of year.

Computer models aren’t showing any big storms in Minnesota or western Wisconsin this coming week.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Global Forecast System (GFS) model shows this precipitation pattern for the Monday through Friday time frame:

Look at it as a loop of simulated regional radar snapshots taken every 6 hours over that time span. A stray flurry cannot be ruled out at some point.

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Parts of Ohio and northwestern Pennsylvania could get a lot of snow Monday night through Tuesday night.

Here’s the NWS post on that winter storm:

Cleveland could be among the cities that get 8 inches or more of snow.

Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to be in the mid 30s Tuesday, followed by upper 30s Wednesday, mid 30s Thursday and upper 30s on Friday.

The 6-10 day temperature outlook (next weekend through the beginning of the following week) from the NWS Climate Prediction Center shows a good chance of above normal temps in Minnesota and western Wisconsin:

Our average Twin Cities high temps are in the lower 30s this time of year, so even mid to upper 30s and lower 40s would be warmer than our average highs.

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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Let’s lose the wind and bring in more sunshine! That’s what’s on tap for Monday. Details on that, plus the quiet week of weather that’s ahead for us. Meanwhile, a winter storm is taking aim at Ohio and parts of Pennsylvania.

Bright and cool Monday, with light winds; no weather drama this week

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