Areas of morning fog; mild afternoon temps
Dense fog advisories portions of S Minn. and W Wisc.
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The dense fog advisories have been trimmed back by the National Weather Service this morning.
The dense fog advisory (shaded grey) in southern Minnesota expires at noon, and the dense fog advisory from Hayward to Eau Claire in Wisconsin expires at 10 this morning:
Here are details of the advisory in southeastern Minnesota and southwestern Wisconsin:
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service La Crosse WI 317 AM CST Sun Jan 3 2021 IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-031800- /O.CON.KARX.FG.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210103T1800Z/ Mitchell-Howard-Winneshiek-Allamakee-Floyd-Chickasaw-Fayette- Clayton-Wabasha-Dodge-Olmsted-Winona-Mower-Fillmore-Houston- Taylor-Clark-Buffalo-Trempealeau-Jackson-La Crosse-Monroe-Juneau- Adams-Vernon-Crawford-Richland-Grant- Including the cities of Osage, Cresco, Decorah, Waukon, Charles City, New Hampton, Oelwein, Elkader, Wabasha, Dodge Center, Rochester, Winona, Austin, Preston, Caledonia, Medford, Neillsville, Alma, Arcadia, Whitehall, Black River Falls, La Crosse, Sparta, Tomah, Mauston, Friendship, Viroqua, Prairie Du Chien, Richland Center, and Platteville 317 AM CST Sun Jan 3 2021 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. Freezing fog could make roads and sidewalks icy. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, southwest and west central Wisconsin, north central and northeast Iowa and southeast Minnesota. * WHEN...Until noon CST today. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility and freezing fog. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If driving, slow down, use low-beam headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you. Listen for oncoming vehicles before pulling out into traffic.
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Temperature trends
Our average Twin Cities high temperature is 24 degrees this time of year. Twin Cities metro area highs could touch 30 this afternoon. Highs will be mainly in the upper 20s in eastern Minnesota, with 30s across most of western Minnesota:
Sunday wind gusts will be 13 mph or less in most areas, with higher gusts in northwestern Minnesota:
This Updraft blog will be updated around 10:15 a.m. with updated details on your Sunday weather and a look at the week ahead.
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