Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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I know you don’t want to hear about snow in April, but we have to mention it.

West-central Minnesota is already seeing snow, and the snow will spread into parts of central and northern Minnesota. The transition to a rain/snow mix has begun in parts of the Twin Cities metro area and that mix will spread into west-central and northwestern Wisconsin. Most areas with the afternoon mix will see a transition to all snow Sunday evening. 

A winter weather advisory includes Wilkin County of west-central Minnesota until 4 p.m. this Sunday:

Here are details of the winter weather advisory:

Updated Minnesota road conditions can be found 

. Wisconsin road conditions can be found 

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The NWS has issued this statement regarding reduced visibilities in west-central and central Minnesota into Sunday evening, due to snow:

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Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening snow amounts are expected to be in the 1 to 2 inch range for much of west central Minnesota through portions of east-central Minnesota and parts of west-central  Wisconsin. The metro area may see 1 to 2 inches by late Sunday evening, especially on grassy areas. Mild temps Monday afternoon should melt most of that new snow.

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 

A slow-moving low pressure system will bring periods of rain to Minnesota and western Wisconsin Tuesday and Tuesday night, with snow west and rain to the east on Wednesday. Many areas with Wednesday rain are expected to see a changeover to a rain/snow mix or mainly snow from Wednesday night into Thursday.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Global Forecast System (GFS) model shows the potential precipitation pattern from 7 a.m. Tuesday to 7 p.m. Thursday:

There could even be a few thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon/evening. Check forecast updates.

Monday highs will be mainly in the upper 40s to around 50:

There will be some upper 30s and lower 40s in northeastern Minnesota and a few lower 50s in far southwestern Minnesota and along the Red River Valley in the northwest. We’ll top out around 50 degrees Monday afternoon in the Twin Cities.

Monday wind gusts will be light in most areas, but gusts of 15 to 20 mph are possible Monday afternoon in the Red River Valley:

Forecast gusts are in knots, with 17 knots equal to 19.6 mph.

Back to temperatures, Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to be around 50 Tuesday and Wednesday, followed by lower 40s Thursday and then upper 40s on 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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Many areas will see a mix of rain and snow the remainder of Sunday afternoon, then mainly snow Sunday evening. We have details on that, plus a look at the week ahead.

Rain and snow Sunday afternoon, mainly snow Sunday evening; wet Tuesday into Wednesday

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