Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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Average late-February temps can be pleasant, especially when winds are light.

Our average Twin Cities high is 33 degrees this time of year. Metro area highs will reach the lower 30s Sunday afternoon. Highs are forecast to reach the 30s in much of southern Minnesota and parts of western Wisconsin, with mainly 20s in northern Minnesota:

Some spots in southwestern Minnesota will top 40, and there will be some upper teens near the Canadian border.

Winds will be light in most areas, but could gust over 12 mph in the far west and in parts of northeastern Minnesota:

Forecast gusts are in knots, with 11 knots equal to 12.7 mph.

Monday highs range from 40s in far southern Minnesota to 20s in the far north:

Periods of snow are possible in roughly the northern third of Minnesota plus parts of northwestern Wisconsin on Monday.

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

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 

This Updraft blog will be updated around 10:30 a.m. with a look at the rest of the coming week.

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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We’ll have enjoyable weather this Sunday, and Monday will be the warmest day of the coming week. We have the forecast details, including snow potential in northern Minnesota on Monday.

Mild temps and light winds this Sunday; snow favors northern Minn. Monday

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