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

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It’ll probably be warmer when you wake up Sunday morning than it was when you went to bed Saturday evening.

The Twin Cities metro area and much of Minnesota will see rising temps Saturday night.  That’s because a low pressure system will move into northern Minnesota Saturday night, drawing warmer air up from the south and southwest.

A wind advisory continues across much of southwestern Minnesota until 4 a.m. Sunday due to potential wind gusts over 50 mph.

Blizzard warnings run from 3 a.m. Sunday to 6 p.m. Sunday in several northwestern Minnesota counties along the Red River and in portions of eastern North Dakota:

Here are details of the blizzard warning:

The counties bordering the blizzard warning are in a winter weather advisory for the same time period. The northern third of Minnesota has the best chance of seeing some snow overnight Saturday night into Sunday.

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A low pressure system will spread snow into Minnesota late Sunday night and Monday, with snow lingering in most areas Monday night and much of Tuesday.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale (NAM) forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern from 3 a.m. Monday to 9 p.m. on Tuesday:

Many areas could see 6 inches or more of snow from late Sunday night or Monday morning through Tuesday afternoon:

A winter storm watch covers many Minnesota and western Wisconsin counties from Sunday night through Tuesday afternoon.  The watch begins at 9 p.m. Sunday in parts of west-central and central Minnesota, then it begins at 3 a.m. Monday from the northern part of the Twin Cities metro area into Wisconsin:

The winter storm watch runs to 6 p.m. on Tuesday.

Here are details of the winter storm watch that includes portions of the Twin Cities metro area:

Sunday highs range from 40s in southern Minnesota to 30s and 20s in the north:

Parts of far southwestern Minnesota may top 50, and far northwestern Minnesota may see some teens.

Colder air spreads across Minnesota late Sunday, and Monday highs will be in the teens to the south with single digits in northern Minnesota:

Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to stay in the teens Wednesday through Friday.

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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Sunday will bring us the warmest temps of the next 5 days. Colder air and plowable snow are in the forecast for Monday and Tuesday. We have the updated snow forecast.

Breezy and warmer Sunday; winter storm Monday into Tuesday

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