Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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Portions of northern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin started out with dense fog and freezing fog Saturday morning. 

Visibilities will improve by late morning. A passing morning flurry is possible in Minnesota and western Wisconsin.

A low-pressure system is expected to spread snow and rain into Minnesota and western Wisconsin Sunday afternoon and Sunday evening. The precipitation will continue overnight Sunday night and into Monday in many areas.

The heaviest snow is expected to be to the north:

Here’s a look at heavy snow potential in northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin from Sunday evening into Monday :

The Twin Cities metro area may see a rain/snow mix late Sunday afternoon into Sunday night and Monday morning, with some periods of mainly snow.  Snow accumulations will depend on how long we see mainly snow and how long it is a mix or rain. At this point it looks like the north metro will have the best chance of seeing an inch or two of snow from late Sunday into Monday morning.

A winter storm watch covers portions of central and northern Minnesota from Sunday afternoon into Monday afternoon:

Here are details of the winter storm watch that runs from 4 p.m. Sunday to 3 p.m. Monday in Alexandria, Princeton and Mora:

Here are details of the winter storm watch in Detroit Lakes and Park Rapids:

The winter storm watch begins at 9 a.m. Sunday in Moorhead, Minnesota.

A winter storm watch begins Sunday evening in parts of northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin:

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

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

Author

There are some areas of fog this morning, but visibilities will improve this afternoon. The main weekend weather event will be the rain and snow that arrive Sunday afternoon and evening.

Quiet weather Saturday; rain and snow arrive Sunday afternoon/evening

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