Winter storm warnings in northern Minnesota

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Portions of northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin will have light snow Saturday evening. A stray flurry is possible elsewhere in Minnesota and west-central Wisconsin.

Areas of fog will develop Saturday evening and linger overnight and into the morning of New Year’s Day. The fog will be dense in some locations and there will be areas of freezing fog. Some slick spots are possible, especially on untreated roads and bridge decks.

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

Computer models show a low pressure system moving out of Colorado Monday morning and tracking northeastward through Monday and Tuesday, spreading precipitation over much of the upper Midwest. There will be mainly snow in some areas, with a wintry mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain in other areas.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale (NAM) forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern from Monday morning through Tuesday afternoon:

It looks like west-central into southwestern Minnesota will see mainly snow, with a wintry mix also possible. Rain and freezing rain look most likely in south-central and southeastern Minnesota, before a transition to all snow.

The highest snow totals from Monday through Tuesday are most likely to be from southwestern Minnesota into central Minnesota: 

The highest chances of icing from freezing rain will be in southern Minnesota:

The NWS has issued a winter storm watch with various Monday start times across much of central and southern Minnesota and portions of Wisconsin:

Here are some start times for the winter storm watch, which will run through Tuesday:

 Winter storm watch begins in southwestern Minnesota.

 Winter storm watch begins in Willmar, Mankato, Albert Lea and in the southwestern part of the Twin Cities metro area.

 Winter storm watch begins in the remainder of the metro area and up toward St. Cloud and also in west-central Wisconsin.

 and continues through Tuesday evening from Brainerd and Hinckley to Duluth and into northwestern Wisconsin:

Here are details of the southwestern Minnesota portion of the winter storm watch:

Here are details of the portion of the watch that includes Mankato and Albert Lea, plus the southwestern part of the Twin Cities metro area:

Here are details of the watch that includes the remainder of the metro area plus St. Cloud and parts of west-central Wisconsin:

Here are details of the winter storm watch that includes Brainerd, Duluth and northwestern Wisconsin:

New Year’s Day highs will be in the 20s in much of northern and central Minnesota, with lower 30s elsewhere:

Sunday afternoon  wind chill temps will be in the teens in many areas, with lower 20s in southern Minnesota:

Parts of northwestern and west-central Minnesota will have single-digit wind chill temps.

Back to high temps, Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to be in the lower 30s Monday and Tuesday, followed by lower 20s Wednesday then around 20 Thursday and in the mid 20s on Friday.

In case you missed it, the Minnesota State Climatology Office has compiled a list of the 

Top Five Weather Events of 2022 in Minnesota

I was among the Minnesota meteorologists who voted this year.

The final vote tally has been completed and here are the results as posted by the Climatology Office, along with their narrative for each event and links to more info:

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.

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We’ll have areas of fog and freezing fog Saturday evening into Sunday morning. Parts of Minnesota and western Wisconsin will see substantial snow totals from Monday into Tuesday, while other areas have freezing rain. We have an update on the winter storm, plus a look at the top five Minnesota weather events of 2022.

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Areas of fog & freezing fog Saturday night/Sunday AM; Winter storm watch begins Monday

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