Winter storm warnings in northern Minnesota

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Snow (or a wintry mix of snow, rain, light freezing rain/freezing drizzle and sleet) may begin in southwestern and south-central Minnesota Sunday afternoon. Snow (and possibly a wintry mix) spreads across much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin Sunday evening and overnight Sunday night. Snow will linger into Monday in far northern Minnesota and parts of northern Wisconsin.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale (NAM) forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern from 3 p.m. Sunday to 6 p.m. Monday:

NOAA’s High-Resolution Rapid-Refresh (HRRR) model shows a similar overall pattern:

The highest snow totals are expected over northern Minnesota, where many locations will see 6 or more inches of fresh snow. Here are NWS snow forecasts:

Some areas near Lake Superior could tally over one foot of snow overnight and Monday:

Here’s the NWS snow forecast for central and southern Minnesota, plus parts of Wisconsin:

The Twin Cities metro could see between 2 and 4 inches of snow Sunday evening and overnight, with the highest amounts in the north metro. A wintry mix is also possible at times.

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 cover northern Minnesota and portions of central Minnesota Sunday evening through much of Monday. 

The winter storm warnings begin at 3 p.m. this Sunday afternoon in a section of northwestern Minnesota, including Moorhead, Detroit Lakes and Fergus Falls.

Here are details of the winter storm warnings in the Duluth area:

Southern Minnesota and the Twin Cities metro area are in a winter weather advisory this evening and overnight. The advisory starts at 6 p.m. in the Twin Cities metro area and runs to 6 a.m. Monday.

The winter weather advisory begins at 3 p.m. this afternoon in southwestern and south-central Minnesota, and continues through the overnight hours. 

The yellow outlines on the map are areas for which the NWS Twin Cities office issues warnings and advisories. The three areas will have different snow amounts from the storm, with lowest amounts to the south.   Check forecast updates.

Here are details of the winter weather advisory, with Twin Cities metro info toward the end of the quote:

Sunday highs are expected to range from teens in far northern Minnesota to lower 30s in the far southeast. The Twin Cities metro area will top out in the 20s.

Falling temps are on tap for Monday. The metro area may see an early morning high of 31, with temps falling through the 20s during the day and into the teens by Monday evening. Gusty winds will make it feel colder than the temperature.

Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to reach the mid 20s Tuesday, then very cold highs in the single digits are expected on Wednesday and Thursday. We rebound slightly to the mid teens on Friday.

Highs on Wednesday may be below zero in northwestern Minnesota:

Your warmest coat, hat and gloves will be needed on Wednesday!

This is from the NWS and the Minnesota State Climatology Office: 

: Much of central Minnesota sets record low temperatures near 30 degrees below zero, while others had lows in the teens below zero. Cambridge had the coldest temperature with 31 below. Mora was close behind, with a low of 30 below. Other notably cold lows were at St. Cloud, with 29 below, and Melrose and Menomonie, WI with 27 below.

I checked, MSP airport reported a low of 22 below on Dec. 26, 1990.

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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A winter storm will spread snow across much of Minnesota Sunday evening, with snow or a wintry mix in many areas during the overnight hours and into early Monday. We have the updated warnings and advisories plus forecast snow totals and a look at the week ahead.

Winter storm ramps up Sunday evening; snow lingers into Monday a.m. in some areas

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