A warm and windy Sunday
Best rain chances north until evening
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Our average Twin Cities high temperature is 44 degrees on March 21. Parts of the metro area could top 60 Sunday afternoon. Highs in the 50s are expected across much of Minnesota, with lower 60s from the metro area into southeastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin:
Winds will be gusting to 40 mph or higher at times in the metro area and southern Minnesota:
A wind advisory includes Hennepin County, the south metro and much of southern Minnesota:
Here are details of the wind advisory:
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 252 AM CDT Sun Mar 21 2021 MNZ060-066>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-211600- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0003.210321T1400Z-210321T2100Z/ Hennepin-McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota-Redwood-Brown-Nicollet- Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin- Faribault-Freeborn- Including the cities of Minneapolis, Hutchinson, Gaylord, Chanhassen, Chaska, Victoria, Shakopee, Hastings, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St Peter, Le Sueur, Faribault, Red Wing, St James, Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, and Albert Lea 252 AM CDT Sun Mar 21 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central, southeast and southwest Minnesota. * WHEN...From 9 AM this morning to 4 PM CDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.
Sunday shower chances
Northwestern and northcentral Minnesota could see scattered rain showers Sunday morning. Additional showers will spread across Minnesota Sunday afternoon and evening. The Twin Cities metro area and western Wisconsin could see a few scattered late afternoon or evening rain showers.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale (NAM) forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern for Sunday afternoon and evening:
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.
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