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Do you want to celebrate spring on Monday? You could justify doing so, since March 1 is the first day of meteorological spring.

 of meteorological seasons vs. astronomical seasons:

If you are curious about astronomical spring, it begins on March 20 this year. You might want to celebrate spring on March 1 and March 20!

Some light snow could move into northwestern Minnesota this Sunday evening, then spread southeastward overnight. The Twin Cities metro area will have a chance of light snow showers anytime between about 3 a.m. and 7 a.m. on Monday.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale (NAM) forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern from Sunday evening through 9 a.m. on Monday:

You can hear updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the MPR 

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

Tuesday through Friday are looking pretty dry in Minnesota.

Monday highs will be in the teens in northern Minnesota, with 20s in the south:

Some spots in the Twin Cities metro area will probably see highs in the mid 20s. Our average Twin Cities high temp is 34 degrees on March 1.

Monday winds will be lighter, with gusts mainly  the 10-15 mph range:

Plotted wind gusts are in knots, with 11 knots equal to 12.7 mph.

Back to temps, Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to reach the lower 40s Tuesday, followed by mid 40s Wednesday, upper 40s Thursday, and mid 40s on Friday. Highs in the 40s are also expected next weekend.

Above-normal temps may linger into the second week of March. The NWS Climate Prediction Center shows a strong chance of above-normal temps in Minnesota and western Wisconsin from March 8 through March 14:

We’ll let you know if that outlook changes.

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 could see some flakes early Monday morning, then we’ll start a dry stretch. We have details on that, plus a look at temps for this week and beyond.

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