Bright and chilly for this first day of meteorological spring
Light snow makes an early exit
The light snow that moved through much of Minnesota overnight could linger briefly in far southeastern Minnesota, then move off to the southeast.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale (NAM) forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern from 7 a.m. to noon Monday:
You can hear updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the MPR network, and you’ll see updated weather info on the MPR News live weather blog.
Cool Monday
Early morning temps are below zero in roughly the northern third of Minnesota, with single digits to lower teens above zero in central and southern Minnesota.
Create a More Connected Minnesota
MPR News is your trusted resource for the news you need. With your support, MPR News brings accessible, courageous journalism and authentic conversation to everyone - free of paywalls and barriers. Your gift makes a difference.
Afternoon highs will be in the teens to the north, with 20s south:
In case you’re wondering, our average Twin Cities high temp is 34 degrees on March 1.
At least the winds will be fairly light in most areas, gusting slightly above 10 mph in far eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin:
Plotted wind gusts are in knots, with 11 knots equal to 12.7 mph. The northwestern corner of Minnesota could see some gusts over 15 mph at times.
Most areas will see a lot of sunshine on this first day of meteorological spring.
Update
This Updraft blog will be updated around 9:30 a.m. with details on the mild temps that are on tap for the rest of this week.
Programming note
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.