Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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Monday will see a fair amount of sun with below-normal temperatures. Rain and snow develop late Tuesday into early Wednesday with another system moving across southern Minnesota Wednesday night.

The vernal equinox — spring — is at 4:24 p.m. Monday. This means the sun’s strongest, direct rays will cross the equator and remain in the northern hemisphere for the next six months.

Monday will be dry with a fair amount of sunshine through some high clouds. Temperatures will still be a bit below normal ranging from the mid to upper 30s in southeastern Minnesota to just upper teens in northwestern Minnesota.

Tuesday’s high temperatures will set up the dividing line between rain and snow with the next system. We’ll see above freezing highs for the southern half of the state Tuesday afternoon.

Rain and snow showers will develop late Tuesday into early Wednesday with the potential for significant snow in some spots in northwestern Minnesota and along the North Shore. In southern Minnesota it will be mainly a rain, snow mix with limited accumulation, if any.

We’ll have a break for merely several hours on Wednesday before the next system brings rain and snow showers to southern Minnesota Wednesday night. This next system will take a more southerly track but the path is not quite set yet among the computer forecast models.

Here’s a look at potential snowfall with the varying tracks among the models:

Overall, temperatures this week will be warmer than last week but remain a little below normal.

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Sven Sundgaard

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Monday will see a fair amount of sun with below-normal temperatures. Rain and snow develop late Tuesday into early Wednesday with another system moving across southern Minnesota Wednesday night.


Look for some sun Monday with temperatures back in the 30s and 20s across the state, still somewhat below normal. We have two systems bringing moisture to Minnesota this week. The first arrives late Tuesday with rain and snow showers.

Spring begins but winter hangs on with rain, snow late Tuesday

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