Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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Early Saturday morning temps range from 20s below zero in far northern Minnesota to single digits above zero in the southern third of Minnesota, including the Twin Cities.

Wind chills are in the 20s and 30s below zero across much of northern Minnesota Saturday morning. A wind chill advisory continues until 3 p.m. in northwestern Minnesota and eastern North Dakota:

A wind chill advisory continues until noon Saturday in northeastern Minnesota and north-central Minnesota:

Saturday high temps will be below zero in northwestern, north-central and west-central Minnesota:

The metro area, southeastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin will creep into the double-digits above zero for afternoon highs.

For perspective, our average Twin Cities high temp is 24 degrees this time of year.

Periods of snow are expected in far southern Minnesota on Saturday, with heavier snow in much of Iowa and far southern Wisconsin.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s High-Resolution Rapid Refresh  forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday:

A winter weather advisory has been posted for far southern Minnesota Saturday:

The advisory continues until 6 p.m. in Rock, Nobles and Jackson County, and until 10 p.m. from Martin County eastward to Fillmore County. The winter weather advisory continues until 3 a.m. Sunday in Houston County of far southeastern Minnesota.

Here are details of the advisory in far south-central Minnesota:

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

There is a combination of winter weather advisories and winter storm warnings in Iowa and far southern Wisconsin today.  

A new Updraft will be posted around 10:30 Saturday morning. It will include a look at Sunday and 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.

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Ron Trenda

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