Snow on Monday; chilly temps linger this week
Update on the timing of our snow
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Parts of Minnesota and western Wisconsin will see occasional snow flurries this Sunday, then accumulating snow is in the forecast for Monday.
A low pressure system and upper level disturbance are expected to spread some snow into western Minnesota by late Sunday evening, then that snow coverage expands overnight Sunday night and Monday to cover most of Minnesota plus western Wisconsin. Periods of snow will linger in many areas Monday night.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale (NAM) forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern from 9 p.m. Sunday to 6 a.m. Tuesday:
NOAA’s High-Resolution Rapid-Refresh (HRRR) forecast model shows similar snow coverage:
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At this point, it looks like snow totals of 1 to 2 inches are possible by Monday evening, with additional light accumulations on Tuesday. It doesn’t take much snow to slow down our commutes, so check forecast updates on Monday and Tuesday.
We have updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the Minnesota Public Radio News network, and on the MPR News live weather blog.
We could see additional light snow Thursday afternoon and evening.
Temperature trends
Sunday highs will be in the 20s across much of Minnesota. Parts of the Twin Cities metro area, southeastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin could see highs in the lower 30s. Our average Twin Cities high is 43 degrees this time of year.
Monday highs will be in the 20s across most of northern Minnesota, with lower 30s to the south.
Monday afternoon wind gusts will be mainly in the 12-16 mph range.
Forecast wind gusts are in knots, with 12 knots equal to 13.8 mph.
Back to temperatures, Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to reach the lower 30s Tuesday and Wednesday, followed by mid-20s Thursday and then around 20 on Friday.
Weather nugget
According to the Minnesota State Climatology Office and the National Weather Service:
“On this date in 1986: Lakes are frozen over throughout much of the state, reaching as far south as Winona.”
Of course “the state” refers to Minnesota.
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