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

Southwestern Minnesota may top 40 degrees

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:

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Sunday forecast highs
National Weather Service

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:

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Sunday noon forecast wind gusts
National Weather Service

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:

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Monday forecast highs
National Weather Service

Monday snow chances 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:

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Simulated radar 3 a.m. Monday to 6 p.m. Monday
NOAA, via Tropicaltidbits.com

You can hear updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the Minnesota Public Radio News network, and you can see updated weather info on the MPR News live weather blog.

Update

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

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