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Temps rebound Sunday; snow possible late tonight & early Mon.

I think you’ll like our Sunday weather.

Our average Twin Cities high temperature is 40 degrees this time of year. Most of the metro area will reach 40 this afternoon, with a few spots creeping slightly above 40.

Highs will range from 40s in southern Minnesota to 20s in portions of northern Minnesota.

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Sunday forecast highs
National Weather Service

Winds will be gusting to around 20 mph or higher in parts of northern and eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin this afternoon:

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Sunday 1 p.m. forecast wind gusts
National Weather Service

Forecast gusts are in knots, with 18 knots equal to 20.7 mph.

Sunday night/Monday morning snow chances

Snow will spread across portions of central and northern Minnesota and into Wisconsin Sunday night, then linger in parts of the east on Monday morning.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale (NAM) forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern from 10 p.m. Sunday to 4 p.m. on Monday:

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Simulated radar 10 p.m. Sunday to 4 p.m. Monday
NOAA, via Tropicaltidbits.com

The metro area will be near the southern edge of the snow band. Here’s the early NWS snow forecast for Sunday night through Monday morning:

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Snow forecast Sunday night and Monday morning
National Weather Service

1 to 2 inches may fall through central Minnesota, with 2 to 3 inches from just north of the metro area into Wisconsin. Some spots could also see a bit of freezing drizzle.

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

A new Updraft blog will be posted by around 10:20 a.m. with a look at the week ahead.

Programming note

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.