Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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It was a breezy but pleasant Sunday afternoon. I noticed that there were a lot of golfers at Highland National Golf Course in St. Paul on Sunday, and there were several ducks and geese on the ponds that border the course. 

The Sunday high temp at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 61 degrees. It was our first official Twin Cities high in the 60s this month. We’ll have mild temps the next few days, followed by a sharp drop in temps later this week.

Some snow to the north Sunday evening and overnight 

Rain has spread across much of northwestern and north-central Minnesota Sunday afternoon.  The rain coverage will expand eastward across roughly the northern half of Minnesota Sunday evening and eventually into northwestern Wisconsin. The rain is expected to transition to a rain/snow mix later Sunday evening in northern Minnesota, then change over to all snow overnight. The snow may linger into early Monday in portions of northeastern Minnesota. 

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

There’s the potential for several inches of snow in parts of northern Minnesota Sunday evening into early Monday:

NWS has issued winter weather advisory for much of northeastern Minnesota from 10 p.m. Sunday to 10 a.m. Monday:

Here are details of the advisory in northeastern Minnesota:

The Twin Cities metro area has a shower chance Sunday evening and overnight.

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 

Monday highs will be in the 50s in southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin, with mainly 40s in northern Minnesota:

Monday afternoon wind gusts could reach 25-30 mph in northeastern Minnesota:

Forecast wind gusts are in knots, with 20 knots equal to 23 mph.

Back to temperatures, Twin Cities highs are projected to reach the lower 50s Tuesday, followed by upper 50s Wednesday then chilly upper 30s on Thursday and Friday. 

A strong low pressure system will bring periods of rain to much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin Tuesday and Wednesday. A few thunderstorms are also possible Tuesday and Wednesday. In the colder air over northwestern Minnesota there could be areas of heavy snow.

The NWS has issued a winter storm watch that includes parts of northwestern Minnesota from Tuesday evening through Wednesday night:

Here are details of the winter storm watch:

Check forecast updates this week as the storm evolves.

At this point it looks like the Twin Cities metro area could see a mix of rain and snow on Thursday and then some lingering flakes into early 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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Monday will be the nicest day of the week, then Tuesday and Wednesday look wet. Parts of northern Minnesota could see some heavy snow this week. We have the details for you.

Mainly dry Monday; wet Tuesday into Wednesday, then some flakes

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