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Eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin will have pleasant weather into the first half of the afternoon, but some wet snow or a rain/snow mix is headed our way for late afternoon and this evening.

The wet snow or rain/snow mix spreads into southwestern Minnesota and parts of west-central Minnesota during the early afternoon hours, then coverage expands to the north and east during the late afternoon and evening hours of Sunday. The wet snow or rain/snow mix could arrive in the Twin Cities metro area around 5 p.m. or so. Periods of wet snow or a rain/snow mix continue in many areas overnight, then the steadiest snow Monday morning is expected to be in parts of northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin. 

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale (NAM) forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern from noon Sunday to noon on Monday:

The Twin Cities metro area and parts of southern Minnesota could also have a bit of thunder and lightning this evening.

Here are Sunday through Monday snow forecasts for Minnesota and western Wisconsin:

The latest model info points to about 2 to 4 inches of snow in the Twin Cities metro area from Sunday evening into early Monday, with isolated higher amounts possible.

Here are forecast snow amounts in northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin:

Here are forecast snow amounts in portions of northwestern Minnesota and North Dakota:

Winter weather advisories, with various Sunday start times, have been issued for much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin:

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Winter weather advisories have been added for several additional counties in southeastern Minnesota, beginning at 6 p.m. Sunday:

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The winter weather advisory starts at 1 p.m. in the Marshall area and it continues until 9 p.m. today. The winter weather advisory begins at 4 p.m. in the Twin Cities metro area and continues until 11 a.m. Monday:

The winter weather advisory starts at 2 p.m. in Willmar and at 6 p.m. across much of central Minnesota and into parts of western Wisconsin. 

Winter weather advisories begin Sunday evening in northeastern Minnesota:

Here are advisory details for Duluth and southern Lake County plus northwestern Wisconsin:

Parts of North Dakota have a winter storm warning:

The winter weather advisory begins at noon in Moorhead. The winter weather advisory begins at 6 p.m. this Sunday in Detroit Lakes and Fergus Falls…here are the details:

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

Sunday highs will be in the 30s across most of Minnesota plus western Wisconsin. A few spots could touch 40.

Monday highs will be mainly in the 30s, but northwestern Minnesota will see some 20s:

There could even be some teens in far northwestern Minnesota.

Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to reach the upper 30s on Tuesday, followed by mid 30s Wednesday and Thursday then lower 30s on Friday.

Twin Cities sunset is at 6:06 p.m. today. We’ll be on daylight saving time one week from today, and the Twin Cities sunset will be at 7:15 p.m. Central Daylight Time.

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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We have some wet snow or a rain/snow mix headed our way for later today. We have an update on when it will arrive and how much snow to expect. Plan on a slower than normal commute Monday morning.

Sloppy snow or rain/snow mix late Sun. afternoon into Sunday night; Slow Monday commute

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