Chilly Sunday; periods of rain, mixed with snow in some areas
Gusty winds by afternoon
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A low pressure system will spread moisture across Minnesota and western Wisconsin as we go through Sunday and Sunday evening.
Parts of west-central and southwestern Minnesota could see some snow accumulation on grassy areas this Sunday. The Twin Cities 7-county metro area looks dry most of Sunday morning, then a rain/snow mix is possible late Sunday morning followed by periods of mainly rain Sunday afternoon. In northeastern Minnesota, the rain/snow mix holds off until late Sunday afternoon, then it’ll continue into Sunday evening and change to all snow overnight.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s High Resolution Rapid-Refresh (HRRR) forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern Sunday and Sunday 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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Temps and winds
Our average April 25 Twin Cities high temperature is 63 degrees. The metro area will share highs in the 40s with most of Minnesota this Sunday:
Parts of western Wisconsin could top 50.
Winds will pick up by Sunday afternoon, with gusts in the 16-22 mph range in many locations and gusts around 30 mph in southwestern Minnesota:
Plotted gust forecasts are in knots, with 18 knots equal to 20.7 mph and 29 knots equal to around 33 mph.
Updates
This Updraft blog will be updated around 10:15 a.m. with updated Sunday forecast details plus a look at the week ahead.
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.
