Prompts winter weather advisories as cold air moves in Friday night

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The Saturday night snow total at MSP airport was 1.1 inches. A bit more was measured in parts of the north metro. A 7 inch report from Brainerd is the highest snow total that I have seen so far from northern Minnesota, where snow will continue today. We’ll have additional snow reports as we go through Sunday. 

There are some slick roads in parts of the metro and across Minnesota and Wisconsin this morning.  Updated Minnesota road conditions can be found 

. Wisconsin road conditions can be found 

Snowfall reports will be updated by the NWS 

. You can hover over any data point on the linked NWS snowfall map to see the location and time of the snow measurement. You can also slide the map to see snow reports in other parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin.

The Twin Cities metro area could see occasional light snow showers or sprinkles today, but additional snow accumulation will be minimal in the metro area. Snow will continue to accumulate in northern Minnesota and parts of central Minnesota plus much of Wisconsin today. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s High-Resolution Rapid-Refresh (HRRR) model shows the potential precipitation pattern from 7 a.m. Sunday through 11 p.m. Sunday:

Here are storm totals expected in northwestern Minnesota (including the snow that has already fallen):

Here are additional snow totals expected in northeastern Minnesota and Wisconsin:

You can hear updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the Minnesota Public Radio News 

, and you can see updated weather info on the MPR News 

Winter storm warnings continue today across northern Minnesota, with adjoining winter weather advisories:

Here are warning details in northwestern Minnesota:

Here are details of the blizzard warning in Cook county:

Here are details of the winter storm warning in northeastern Minnesota

Winds ramp up in central and southern Minnesota plus western Wisconsin later today. A wind advisory starts at 3 p.m. in west-central and southwestern Minnesota, and at 6 p.m. in eastern Minnesota, including the Twin Cities:

Here are details of the wind advisory, which continues overnight:

You can expect sharply falling temps overnight. Temps during the daylight hours of Monday will be in the single digits in the north, and barely in the teens in southern Minnesota. Wind chill temps will be well below zero on Monday. Your warmest coat, gloves and hat will be appropriate!

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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Ron Trenda

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Minimal additional snow is expected Sunday in the metro area, but heavy snow will linger in northeastern Minnesota. We have the updated forecast plus warnings.

Heavy snow northeastern Minnesota Sunday; winds pick up Sunday p.m.

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