Slightly cooler to start the week; Wintry mix possible Monday AM in far southern Minn.
Snow in many areas Tuesday
It was great to have sunny skies and warmer temperatures on Sunday.
The Sunday high temp at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 34 degrees. That was 20 degrees warmer than the Saturday high of 14 degrees.
Much of central and southern Minnesota plus western Wisconsin had Sunday highs in the 30s. There were some 40s in parts of southwestern and west-central Minnesota that have little or no snow cover. Temperatures will retreat a bit on Monday.
Temperature trends
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Monday highs will be in the 20s in many areas, with some teens in northwestern and north-central Minnesota and some lower 30s in the far southeast:
Most spots in the Twin Cities metro area will reach the upper 20s. Our average Dec. 5 high is 33 degrees in the Twin Cities.
Monday afternoon wind chill temperatures will be in the teens across most of Minnesota, with some single-digit wind chill temps in the far north:
Back to high temperatures, Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to be in the lower 20s Tuesday and Wednesday, followed by upper 20s Thursday and lower 30s on Friday.
Wintry mix possible in the south on Monday
Areas of light snow showers will spread across far northern Minnesota on Monday. A mix of light snow and light rain/light freezing rain is possible early Monday morning in far southern Minnesota, followed by a changeover to light snow. There could be a bit of icing on some roads in far southern Minnesota anytime between about 3 a.m. and 8 a.m. on Monday, before the changeover to all snow. The chance of a wintry mix is mainly in the southern two rows of Minnesota counties… including areas along I-90. Most of the Twin Cities metro area is expected to be dry on Monday, but a morning snow shower will be possible in the far south metro.
You can find updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the Minnesota Public Radio News network, and on the MPR News live weather blog.
Tuesday snow potential
Snow is expected to spread across much of northern Minnesota on Tuesday, with patchy areas of snow possible in central and southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale (NAM) forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern from 4 a.m. Tuesday to 10 p.m. Tuesday:
Most areas will see one inch or less of snow on Tuesday, but parts of northwestern Minnesota could see two inches or more of snow:
Check forecast updates Monday night and Tuesday
Weather nugget
So far this snow season, the snow total at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport is 14.4 inches. That’s 5.4 inches more snow than the average Twin Cities snow total at this point in the snow season.
Programming note
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