Cooler but still well above normal this week

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Parts of northwestern Minnesota saw several inches of snow Friday evening into Saturday morning. 

Middle River, in Marshall County, measured 6 inches of new snow and there’s a report of 5.4 inches in Crookston, which is in Polk County of northwestern Minnesota.

 as they are posted by the National Weather Service. You can pan and zoom the linked map to see snow totals plus the date and time of the measurement. Here’s how the snow report map looked at 10 a.m. Saturday:

Additional snow amounts in Minnesota and western Wisconsin are expected to be generally one inch or less Saturday afternoon into Saturday evening. There could be a few pockets of higher snow amounts. 

The snow could be mixed with light rain or drizzle at times in eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin. The snow gradually tapers off from west to east late Saturday afternoon and Saturday evening. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. this Saturday:

NOAA’s High Resolution Rapid-Refresh model shows a similar precipitation pattern from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m.:

A winter weather advisory continues until 3 p.m. this Saturday in portions of northwestern Minnesota, mainly due to blowing snow plus some lingering light snow:

A wind advisory continues until 6 p.m. this Saturday in southwestern Minnesota:

Wind gusts of 30 to 35 mph are possible in eastern Minnesota Saturday afternoon.

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

Updated forecast info will be posted by the NWS offices in the 

Saturday high temperatures occurred before 1 a.m. across much of Minnesota. 

The Twin Cities high was 40 degrees, with temps expected to remain in the 30s for most of the day in the metro area and across much of eastern Minnesota. Western Minnesota will see temps dip into the 20s.

Wind chill readings will dip into the single-digits in much of northwestern and west-central Minnesota Saturday afternoon, with wind chills in the teens and lower 20s to the east.

Sunday highs will be in the 20s across northern Minnesota, with mainly 30s in the south:

The average Twin Cities high temperature is 31 degrees on Dec. 10.

Monday highs will be mainly in the 30s, with some 20s in the far north:

A few spots in southwestern Minnesota could touch 40 degrees Monday afternoon.

Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to be around 30 degrees on Tuesday, followed by lower 40s Wednesday then mid to upper 40s Thursday and lower 40s on Friday.

Some spots in southwestern Minnesota could touch 50 degrees Thursday afternoon:

Last December, the warmest temperature at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 39 degrees. MSP airport reported a high temp of 49 degrees yesterday and 51 degrees on Thursday.

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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Our Saturday snow could be mixed with light rain or drizzle at times. Winds will be gusty today but much lighter on Sunday. A warmup is on tap for midweek.

Gusty winds Saturday, with periods of snow or a mix; quiet weather Sunday

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