Blizzard warnings in Northwest Minnesota, winter weather advisories across the state

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We’ll have mild temps today; colder air sweeps in this evening and overnight.

The average Dec. 17 Twin Cities high temperature is 28 degrees. Metro area highs are forecast to reach the upper 30s to around 40 this Sunday.

Much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin will see Sunday highs in the 30s, with lower 40s possible in far southern Minnesota:

Far northwestern Minnesota could see highs in the upper 20s.

A cold front will spread cooler air into Minnesota later today, and the winds will pick up.

Here are temperature and wind forecasts for northern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin:

Here are wind gust forecasts elsewhere in Minnesota and western Wisconsin:

Winds will really crank up Sunday evening in the Twin Cities, with gusty winds lingering into Monday morning.

Parts of northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin are seeing patchy light snow showers Sunday morning. Those snow showers could mix with sprinkles in parts of northwestern Wisconsin.

A cold front and upper level disturbance will combine to bring areas of light snow to northern Minnesota Sunday afternoon. Some snow showers could spread into central Minnesota by late afternoon and into the Twin Cities metro area and southern Minnesota by Sunday evening. The metro area and southern Minnesota plus west-central Wisconsin could also see a few sprinkles early Sunday evening.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern from noon Sunday to 11 p.m. Sunday:

NOAA’s High Resolution Rapid-Refresh (HRRR) model shows a similar precipitation pattern:

Some snow squalls are possible in parts of northern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin later today:

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Ron Trenda

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Temperatures will be warmer than normal today, but colder air and gusty winds arrive later today and overnight. We could also see some sprinkles or snow showers later today.

Mild Sunday temps; cold front brings flake chance later today

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