Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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Most of us are enjoying pleasant weather this Sunday, but there have been areas of dense fog this morning in parts of northwestern and west-central Minnesota. Visibilities are expected to improve in those locations by early afternoon.

Areas of fog are also possible Sunday night into early Monday.

Our average Twin Cities high temperature is 27 degrees this time of year. Sunday highs in the metro area and much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin will be in the upper 30s to lower 40s. High temps could approach the mid 40s from Bemidji to Baudette and International Falls. 

Monday highs will be in the lower 40s in many locations, including the Twin Cities:

Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to be around 40 degrees on Tuesday, followed by mid 30s Wednesday and then lower 20s Thursday and Friday.

Rain moves in on Tuesday, changes to mix Tuesday night

A low pressure system will spread rain into Minnesota and western Wisconsin on Tuesday. The rain may begin by early Tuesday afternoon in the Twin Cities metro area. Periods of rain will then continue into Tuesday evening, changing to a mix of rain and snow overnight Tuesday night, followed by periods of light snow on Wednesday.

The change to a rain/snow mix and then to snow happens earlier in west-central and northern Minnesota, where some 2 to 3 inch snow amounts are possible Tuesday evening into Wednesday.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale (NAM) forecast model shows the surface pressure pattern and the precipitation pattern from 6 a.m. Tuesday to 6 p.m. Wednesday:

Here are precipitation details for northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin:

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

A separate low pressure system could bring plowable snow to parts of eastern Iowa, southeastern Minnesota and central/southern Wisconsin on Thursday.

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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Our unusually warm temps will stay with us into the start of the work week. We have details on that, plus the rain and snow that’s expected Tuesday into Wednesday.

Above-normal temps linger a few more days; Tuesday rain, then some snow

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