Chilly Sunday temps; hard freeze Sunday night
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Our Sunday temps will be chilly for late October.
The average Twin Cities high temp is 51 degrees on Oct. 29. Metro area highs are forecast to reach the upper 30s Sunday afternoon. Most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin will top out in the 30s, with 20s in parts of far northern Minnesota:
Wind chill readings will be in the 20s in many areas this afternoon, with wind chills in the teens to the north:
Hard freeze overnight
Low temps late Sunday night/early Monday will be in the 20s in many areas, with teens in much of northern Minnesota:
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Some areas along the Mississippi River Valley will see a hard freeze for the first time this autumn. A freeze warning has been posted for Sunday night into early Monday for blue-shaded counties along the river:
Here are details of the freeze warning:
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service La Crosse WI 341 AM CDT Sun Oct 29 2023 IAZ011-030-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ032-033-041-053>055-061-292215- /O.NEW.KARX.FZ.W.0002.231030T0100Z-231030T1300Z/ Allamakee-Clayton-Wabasha-Winona-Houston-Buffalo-Trempealeau- La Crosse-Vernon-Crawford-Richland-Grant- Including the cities of Waukon, Elkader, Wabasha, Winona, Caledonia, Alma, Arcadia, Whitehall, La Crosse, Viroqua, Prairie Du Chien, Richland Center, and Platteville 341 AM CDT Sun Oct 29 2023 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM CDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 21 expected. * WHERE...Counties along the Mississippi and Wisconsin River Valleys in northeast Iowa, southeast Minnesota and southwest and west central Wisconsin. * WHEN...From 8 PM this evening to 8 AM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing.
Dry Sunday
Most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin will have a dry Sunday. A stray flurry is possible in far southeastern Minnesota Sunday morning. A few patchy flurries could develop in far northern Minnesota Sunday and Sunday evening.
You can hear updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the MPR News network. Also check out the MPR News display of National Weather Service radar.
Due to dry air at lower levels, not all of the precipitation that shows up on radar today will be reaching the ground.
Fall colors
Most of Minnesota is past peak for fall colors, but there are still some pockets of good to excellent fall color.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources fall color report 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 here.
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