Storms start to move out of Minnesota, continue for western Wisconsin

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A strong low-pressure system in southeastern Canada continues to deliver gusty winds to Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Many roads in southwestern and south-central Minnesota remained closed (shaded red) Saturday morning:

Here’s the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s road update for south-central Minnesota.

. Wisconsin road conditions can be found 

A winter weather advisory continues until noon Saturday in southwestern Minnesota and in portions of southeastern Minnesota, and until 3 p.m. in south-central Minnesota.

Southwestern and south-central Minnesota also have a wind chill warning, which becomes a wind chill advisory Saturday afternoon into Sunday morning:

Areas shaded light blue, including most of the Twin Cities metro, have a wind chill advisory from today into Sunday morning. Here are details of the advisories and warnings in south-central Minnesota:

Northwestern Minnesota has a combination of wind chill warnings and advisories into early Sunday:

Northeastern Minnesota has a blizzard warning until 8 a.m. Sunday for Cook and Lake counties and winter weather advisories until midnight Saturday in the dark-blue shaded areas:

Here are details of the blizzard warning in northeastern Minnesota:

You can find updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the Minnesota Public Radio News 

Many people are traveling this holiday weekend. You can get forecast details for any spot in the United States by clicking on that location on the map that’s displayed 

Saturday highs will reach the single digits above zero in eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin, with subzero highs in western Minnesota:

A new Updraft will be posted around 11 this morning. It will include details on some new snow in portions of Minnesota and western Wisconsin Christmas afternoon and evening, plus a look at the week ahead.

You can hear my live weather updates on MPR News at 7:35 a.m., 9:35 a.m. and 4:39 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Ron Trenda

Author

Winds won’t be quite as strong Saturday but they’ll be strong enough to cause blowing snow in open areas. We have an update on the winter weather advisories and wind chill advisories and warnings in portions of Minnesota.

Gusty winds linger Saturday; roads still closed in parts of southern Minnesota

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