Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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We enjoyed plenty of Sunday sunshine, but temperatures were well below normal for late October.

The Sunday high temp at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 39 degrees. That’s well below the average Oct. 29 Twin Cities high of 51 degrees.

Most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin saw Sunday highs in the 30s, with a few spots touching 40. Parts of far northern Minnesota were in the 20s.

Low temperature Sunday night into early Monday will be in the 20s across most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Parts of northern Minnesota will dip into the teens.

Portions of southeastern Minnesota closest to the Mississippi River will see a hard freeze for the first time this autumn Sunday night. A freeze warning has been posted for Sunday night into early Monday for the blue-shaded counties of southeastern Minnesota and southwestern Wisconsin:

Parts of far northern Minnesota will see upper 20s.

Tuesday high temps will also be mainly in the 30s, with a few 20s in the far north:

Temperatures will dip into the 20s in many areas during trick-or-treat time Tuesday evening:

Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to be around 40 degrees on Wednesday, followed by lower 40s Thursday and upper 40s on Friday.

A low pressure system is expected to spread snow into northwestern Minnesota Monday morning, then the snow coverage expands to cover more of northern Minnesota Monday afternoon. Periods of snow are expected across much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin Monday evening into early Tuesday.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern from 11 a.m. Monday to 9 a.m. Tuesday:

Snow totals of 1 to 2 inches are possible by Tuesday morning in parts of northern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin:

Snow totals elsewhere in Minnesota and in west-central Wisconsin are expected to be generally less than one inch. Check forecast updates.

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

MPR News display of National Weather Service radar

Most of Minnesota is past peak for fall colors, but there are still a few pockets of good to excellent fall color.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources 

 for Minnesota State Parks and Trails looks like this:

When you look at the fall color map, keep in mind that all deciduous trees are included, not just maples.

The Wisconsin fall color report can be found 

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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Ron Trenda

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Chilly temperatures will linger into the start of the work week and snow is expected to spread across much of Minnesota by Monday evening.

Chilly start to the week; Snow update for Mon. evening into Tue. morning

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