Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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If you are going to be outdoors Sunday, you’ll probably be happiest if you wear your warmest coat, hat and gloves or mittens.

The Sunday morning low temp at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 5 below zero. It was the first official below-zero reading this month at MSP.

High temps Sunday afternoon will be in the single digits above zero in the metro area and much of southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Many locations in northern Minnesota will have Sunday highs in the single digits below zero.

The wind chill advisory for the Twin Cities metro area, south-central Minnesota and west-central Wisconsin expired at 10 a.m. Sunday, but wind chill advisories run until noon in southwestern Minnesota and until 11 a.m. from Brainerd through Duluth and into northwestern Wisconsin.

A wind chill advisory continues until 1 p.m. this Sunday in north-central Minnesota and much of northeastern Minnesota. 

There is a wind chill warning through Monday morning in parts of eastern North Dakota and most of northwestern Minnesota:

Here are details of the wind chill warning:

Bemidji, Detroit Lakes and Fergus Falls are in a wind chill advisory through Sunday afternoon, then they are in a wind chill warning overnight and Monday morning:

I expect wind chill advisories to be issued for additional parts of Minnesota and western Wisconsin Sunday night into Monday morning.

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

An arctic high-pressure system will remain entrenched nearby into Monday. Although measurable snow is not expected, a stray flurry will be possible. Many areas will see a mix of sun and clouds Sunday and Monday

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

Low temps late Sunday night and early Monday will be in the 20s below zero in west-central and northern Minnesota, with mainly teens below zero elsewhere:

Monday highs will be in the single digits below zero in northern Minnesota, with mostly single digits above zero in the south:

For perspective, the average Twin Cities high temperature is 24 degrees on Jan. 30.

Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to be around 11 degrees above zero on Tuesday, followed by mid teens Wednesday and Thursday and upper teens on Friday. We’ll probably see highs in the 20s next weekend.

The Twin Cities record low for this date, Jan. 29, is 29 degrees below zero, set in 1951. The Twin Cities high temp on that date was 15 degrees below zero.

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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