Light snow at times through Saturday afternoon; cooler temps
Winter weather advisory in parts of Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin
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Updated 7:50 a.m.
A low-pressure system near Lake Superior will lift very slowly northeastward late Saturday. It will continue to spin areas of light snow over Minnesota and Wisconsin.
In the stronger winds from west-central through south-central Minnesota, blowing snow and reduced visibilities are expected. The National Weather Service continues a winter weather advisory in those areas until noon Saturday:
Here are details of the winter weather advisory:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 647 AM CST Sat Dec 17 2022 MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-067-073>075-082>084-091>093-171800- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-221217T1800Z/ Douglas-Stevens-Pope-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi- Yellow Medicine-Renville-Sibley-Redwood-Brown-Nicollet-Watonwan- Blue Earth-Waseca-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn- Including the cities of Alexandria, Morris, Glenwood, Madison, Benson, Montevideo, Willmar, Granite Falls, Olivia, Gaylord, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St Peter, St James, Mankato, Waseca, Fairmont, Blue Earth, and Albert Lea 647 AM CST Sat Dec 17 2022 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * WHAT...Light snow and areas of blowing snow. Additional snow accumulations of up to one inch. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Portions of south central, southwest and west central Minnesota. * WHEN...Until noon CST today. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. Patchy blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. Road conditions can also be found at 511mn.org for Minnesota or 511wi.gov for Wisconsin.
The winter weather advisory for portions of northeastern Minnesota and far northwestern Wisconsin expires at 6 p.m. today:
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Here are details of that advisory:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Duluth MN 717 AM CST Sat Dec 17 2022 MNZ037-038-WIZ001-002-006-007-180000- /O.EXT.KDLH.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-221218T0000Z/ Carlton and South St. Louis-Pine-Douglas-Bayfield-Burnett- Washburn- Including the cities of Duluth, Pine City, Hinckley, Superior, Washburn, Bayfield, Grantsburg, and Spooner 717 AM CST Sat Dec 17 2022 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations of up to two inches. * WHERE...In Minnesota, Carlton and South St. Louis and Pine Counties. In Wisconsin, Douglas, Bayfield, Burnett and Washburn Counties. This includes the Tribal Lands of the Red Cliff Band, the Fond du Lac Band and the Mille Lacs Band, Lena Lake and, Hinckley areas. * WHEN...Until 6 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road conditions can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. Road conditions can also be found at 511mn.org for Minnesota or 511wi.gov for Wisconsin.
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.
Temps and wind chill
Our average Twin Cities high temperature is 28 degrees on Dec. 17. We’ll have metro area highs in the lower 20s Saturday. Western Minnesota will have highs in the teens, with mainly 20s to the east:
Saturday afternoon wind chill temps will be below zero in the west:
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