Windy, mild; rain, snow showers Monday afternoon

Temperatures remain mild through the week

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Precipitation type and timing around the region
National Weather Service

Clouds will increase Monday with blustery south winds. A wintry mix of rain, snow and some patchy freezing rain develops Monday afternoon and evening. Temperatures remain mild this week.

Rain, snow showers Monday into the evening

A quickly moving clipper system is kicking up the winds Monday and will increase cloud cover by midday.

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Forecast wind gusts Monday
College of DuPage weather lab

An area of rain and snow showers will develop early in the afternoon in west-central Minnesota and expand north and east. Some areas in central Minnesota could see some light freezing rain.

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Forecast precipitation 11 a.m. Monday through 1 a.m. Tuesday
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, via Pivotal Weather

The best chance for a little ice accumulation will be in central and northeastern Minnesota into northwestern Wisconsin, where temperatures will be just below freezing.

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Forecast potential ice accumulation Monday
NOAA, via Pivotal Weather

We’ll also see snow in portions of east-central and northeastern Minnesota into northwestern Wisconsin.

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Forecast snowfall Monday into Monday night
National Weather Service

Mild pattern over Minnesota

Monday will be very mild with highs in the mid 30s across southern Minnesota.

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Forecast high temperatures Monday
NOAA, via Pivotal Weather

Wednesday may be the peak of our warmth this week with temperatures approaching 40 degrees for some.

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Forecast high temperatures Wednesday
NOAA, via Pivotal Weather

The mild pattern persists for a while as the coldest air in the Northern Hemisphere remains near the pole and on the other side of the hemisphere in Siberia:

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Forecast temperatures into next week: coldest air remains far north and in Siberia
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, via Pivotal Weather

The extended forecast calls for continued well above-normal temperatures this week into next.

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6 to 10-day temperature outlook
NOAA Climate Prediction Center