Frigid temperatures this weekend prompt cold weather advisories

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Spotty areas of light freezing rain or a wintry mix that includes light snow are possible in central and southern Minnesota Sunday morning. 

Northern Minnesota and western Wisconsin will have periods of a wintry mix or mainly light snow anytime today.

Here are potential Sunday/Sunday night snow accumulations in northern Minnesota:

Notice the chance for light freezing rain from Grand Rapids to Duluth and Hinckley and into northwestern Wisconsin.

Parts of northwestern Minnesota may see light snow accumulations and a wintry mix:

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

Our average Twin Cities high temperature is 50 degrees on April 2. Metro area highs will probably reach the upper 40s this Sunday.

Sunday highs will range from 30s in northwestern and west central Minnesota to 50s in far southeastern Minnesota:

Parts of northeastern Minnesota will also have highs in the 30s.

A new Updraft will be posted around 10:30 a.m. today. It will include details of the heavy snow that could hit western and northern Minnesota Tuesday and Wednesday.

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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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News

Ron Trenda

Author

Spotty light freezing rain or a wintry mix will be possible this Sunday morning, then precipitation chances linger in northern Minnesota Sunday afternoon. Temps will be a bit milder, but winds will be gusty.

Chance of a light wintry mix Sunday morning; periods of snow northern Minn. today

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