Blizzard warnings in Northwest Minnesota, winter weather advisories across the state

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Snow will spread across most of Minnesota and portions of Wisconsin Sunday evening and overnight Sunday night. The snow may mix with freezing drizzle, light freezing rain and sleet at times.

Snow will linger beyond sunrise on Monday in some areas, especially central and northern Minnesota and parts of Wisconsin.

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

NOAA’s High-Resolution Rapid-Refresh (HRRR) model shows a similar overall pattern, with a bit more of a wintry mix to the south:

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. “Today” in the following graphic refers to Sunday:

Here’s the NWS snow forecast for central and southern Minnesota, plus parts of Wisconsin, with “this afternoon” referring to Sunday afternoon:

The Twin Cities metro could see between 2 and 5 inches of snow from Sunday evening through the overnight hours of Sunday night, with the highest amounts in the far north metro. A wintry mix (including patchy freezing drizzle and sleet) is also possible at times.

Southeastern Minnesota and parts of western Wisconsin could see snow plus freezing drizzle and light freezing rain 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 from Sunday evening through Monday afternoon:

Notice the blizzard warning for the portions of Lake and Cook counties that are closest to Lake Superior. Here are details of the blizzard warning:

Here are details of the winter storm warning in northeastern Minnesota and far northwestern Wisconsin, which continues Sunday night and through Monday afternoon:

Southern Minnesota and the Twin Cities metro area plus portions of Wisconsin are in a winter weather advisory Sunday evening and overnight Sunday night. The advisory started at 6 p.m. Sunday in the Twin Cities metro area and runs to 6 a.m. Monday:

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:

Updated Minnesota road conditions can be found 

. Wisconsin road conditions can be found 

We could see another few inches of snow on Tuesday. Here’s NOAA’s simulated radar for Tuesday and Tuesday evening:

Falling temps are on tap for Monday. The Twin Cities metro area may see an early morning high in the lower 30s, 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 air temperature.

Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to reach the mid-20s Tuesday. Very cold highs in the single digits are expected on Wednesday, followed by lower teens Thursday and mid-teens on Friday.

Highs on Wednesday may be below zero in northwestern Minnesota:

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

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 and a wintry mix across most of Minnesota and parts of Wisconsin Sunday evening and overnight, with snow lingering in some areas into Monday. We have the updated snow forecast and warnings.

Winter storm Sunday night, with heavy snow in some areas; snow lingers Monday to the north

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