Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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A nearby high pressure system gave us light winds overnight into early Sunday, which allowed areas of fog to develop.

The densest fog has been in portions of western Wisconsin and in a few spots in eastern Minnesota. A dense fog advisory continues until 9 a.m. this Sunday from Polk, St. Croix and Pierce counties of Wisconsin through Goodhue and Wabasha counties of Minnesota and eastward into central Wisconsin.

Due to smoke from Canadian wildfires, the 

 continues an air quality alert today and until 6 p.m. Monday in the orange-shaded counties of northern and central Minnesota:

The air quality alert does not include the Twin Cities metro area. 

You can check the hourly Minnesota air quality measurements 

Today will be dry in many areas, but scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible Sunday afternoon and evening in portions of northern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale (NAM) forecast model shows the potential rain pattern from noon Sunday to 10 p.m. Sunday:

Western Minnesota could also see some scattered showers and thunderstorms later Sunday night into early Monday.

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

You can also check these National Weather Service sites for updated weather info: 

The average Twin Cities high temperature is 84 degrees this time of year. Metro area highs are expected to reach the upper 80s Sunday afternoon.

Most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin will have Sunday highs in the 80s:

Parts of north-central and northeastern Minnesota will top out in the 70s.

A new Updraft will be posted around 10:30 a.m. today. It will include a look at the hot 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. each Saturday and Sunday.

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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News

Ron Trenda

Author

It’ll feel very summery today, and some spots up north could see a shower or a thunderstorm. We have details on that, plus an update on the air quality alert that continues in portions of Minnesota.

A summery Sunday; Chance of a shower/t-storm northern Minn.

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