Windy, mild; rain, snow showers Monday afternoon
Temperatures remain mild through the week
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.
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.
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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We’ll also see snow in portions of east-central and northeastern Minnesota into northwestern Wisconsin.
Mild pattern over Minnesota
Monday will be very mild with highs in the mid 30s across southern Minnesota.
Wednesday may be the peak of our warmth this week with temperatures approaching 40 degrees for some.
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:
The extended forecast calls for continued well above-normal temperatures this week into next.